Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group, September 2008
| Compensation component | Occupational group | |||||||
| All workers | Management, professional, and related | Sales and office | Service | |||||
| Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | |
Total compensation.................................................. |
$28.87 |
100.0 |
$48.23 |
100.0 |
$21.87 |
100.0 |
$15.71 |
100.0 |
Wages and salaries.............................................. |
20.13 |
69.7 |
33.82 |
70.1 |
15.52 |
71.0 |
11.16 |
71.0 |
Total benefits........................................................ |
8.74 |
30.3 |
14 40 |
29.9 |
6.35 |
29.0 |
4.56 |
29.0 |
Paid leave......................................................... |
2.03 |
7.0 |
3.98 |
8.2 |
1.45 |
6.6 |
0.88 |
5.6 |
Vacation................................................... |
0.96 |
3.3 |
1.82 |
3.8 |
0.70 |
3.2 |
0.42 |
2.7 |
Holiday..................................................... |
0.67 |
2.3 |
1.28 |
2.7 |
0.48 |
2.2 |
0.28 |
1.8 |
Sick .......................................................... |
0.31 |
1.1 |
0.68 |
1.4 |
0.21 |
1.0 |
0.14 |
0.9 |
Personal .................................................. |
0.09 |
0.3 |
0.19 |
0.4 |
0.06 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0.2 |
Supplemental pay............................................. |
0.75 |
2.6 |
1.18 |
2.4 |
0.51 |
2.3 |
0.29 |
1.8 |
Overtime and premium4............................... |
0.27 |
0.9 |
0.17 |
0.3 |
0.15 |
0.7 |
0.17 |
1.1 |
Shift differentials........................................... |
0.07 |
0.2 |
0.11 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.3 |
Nonproduction bonuses................................ |
0.42 |
1.4 |
0.90 |
1.9 |
0.34 |
1.5 |
0.07 |
0.4 |
Insurance..................................................... |
2.42 |
8.4 |
3.61 |
7.5 |
1.96 |
9.0 |
1.34 |
8.5 |
Life................................................................ |
0.05 |
0.2 |
0.10 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
Health........................................................... |
2.27 |
7.9 |
3.35 |
6.9 |
1.86 |
8.5 |
1.29 |
8.2 |
Short-term disability...................................... |
0.05 |
0.2 |
0.08 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
Long-term disability ...................................... |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
(5) |
(6) |
Retirement and savings.................................... |
1.28 |
4.4 |
2.47 |
5.1 |
0.73 |
3.3 |
0.60 |
3.8 |
Defined benefit............................................. |
0.77 |
2.7 |
1.47 |
3.1 |
0.33 |
1.5 |
0.45 |
2.9 |
Defined contribution...................................... |
0.51 |
1.8 |
0.99 |
2.1 |
0.39 |
1.8 |
0.14 |
0.9 |
Legally required benefits.................................. |
2.27 |
7.9 |
3.17 |
6.6 |
1.71 |
7.8 |
1.45 |
9.2 |
Social Security and Medicare....................... |
1.63 |
5.7 |
2.63 |
5.4 |
1.29 |
5.9 |
0.94 |
6.0 |
Social Security7........................................ |
1.30 |
4.5 |
2.07 |
4.3 |
1.04 |
4.8 |
0.76 |
4.8 |
Medicare................................................... |
0.33 |
1.1 |
0.56 |
1.2 |
0.25 |
1.2 |
0.19 |
1.2 |
Federal unemployment insurance................ |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
(6) |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.2 |
State unemployment insurance............... |
0.14 |
0.5 |
0.13 |
0.3 |
0.13 |
0.6 |
0.11 |
0.7 |
Workers' compensation................................ |
0.47 |
1.6 |
0.39 |
0.8 |
0.25 |
1.2 |
0.36 |
2.3 |
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group, September 2008 — Continued
Compensation component |
Occupational group |
Industry group |
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance |
Production, transportation, and material moving |
Goodsproducing |
Serviceproviding |
|||||
Cost |
Percent |
Cost |
Percent |
Cost |
Percent |
Cost |
Percent |
|
Total compensation.................................................. |
$30.75 |
100.0 |
$23.52 |
100.0 |
$31.80 |
100.0 |
$28.26 |
100.0 |
Wages and salaries.............................................. |
20.88 |
67.9 |
15.65 |
66.5 |
21.24 |
66.8 |
19.90 |
70.4 |
Total benefits........................................................ |
9.87 |
32.1 |
7.87 |
33.5 |
10.56 |
33.2 |
8.37 |
29 6 |
Paid leave......................................................... |
1.60 |
5.2 |
1.41 |
6.0 |
2.00 |
6.3 |
2.03 |
7.2 |
Vacation........................................................ |
0.85 |
2.7 |
0.71 |
3.0 |
1.06 |
3.3 |
0.94 |
3.3 |
Holiday.......................................................... |
0.53 |
1.7 |
0.50 |
2.1 |
0.72 |
2.2 |
0.65 |
2.3 |
Sick............................................................... |
0.16 |
0.5 |
0.16 |
0.7 |
0.17 |
0.5 |
0.34 |
1.2 |
Personal ....................................................... |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.10 |
0.3 |
Supplemental pay............................................. |
1.01 |
3.3 |
0.87 |
3.7 |
1.32 |
4.1 |
0.63 |
2.2 |
Overtime and premium4.......................... |
0.67 |
2.2 |
0.52 |
2.2 |
0.59 |
1.8 |
0.20 |
0.7 |
Shift differentials........................................... |
0.05 |
0.2 |
0.10 |
0.4 |
0.10 |
0.3 |
0.06 |
0.2 |
Nonproduction bonuses........................... |
0.29 |
0.9 |
0.25 |
1.1 |
0.63 |
2.0 |
0.37 |
1.3 |
Insurance .......................................................... |
2.63 |
8.5 |
2.43 |
10.3 |
2.91 |
9.2 |
2.32 |
8.2 |
Life........................................................... |
0.05 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.2 |
0.05 |
0.2 |
Health........................................................... |
2.46 |
8.0 |
2.29 |
9.7 |
2.71 |
8.5 |
2.18 |
7.7 |
Short-term disability...................................... |
0.09 |
0.3 |
0.06 |
0.3 |
0.10 |
0.3 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
Long-term disability ...................................... |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
Retirement and savings.................................... |
1.54 |
5.0 |
0.92 |
3.9 |
1.45 |
4.6 |
1.25 |
4.4 |
Defined benefit ............................................. |
1.05 |
3.4 |
0.56 |
2.4 |
0.83 |
2.6 |
0.76 |
2.7 |
Defined contribution...................................... |
П 4Q |
1.6 |
0.37 |
1.6 |
0.63 |
2.0 |
0.49 |
1.7 |
Legally required benefits.................................. |
3.09 |
10.1 |
2.24 |
9.5 |
2.88 |
9.1 |
2.14 |
7.6 |
Social Security and Medicare....................... |
1.75 |
5.7 |
1.33 |
5.7 |
1.81 |
5.7 |
1.60 |
5.7 |
Social Security7........................................ |
1.42 |
4.6 |
1.07 |
4.6 |
1.46 |
4.6 |
1.27 |
4.5 |
Medicare................................................... |
0.34 |
1.1 |
0.26 |
1.1 |
0.35 |
1.1 |
0.33 |
1.2 |
Federal unemployment insurance................ |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
State unemployment insurance............... |
0.18 |
0.6 |
0.16 |
0.7 |
0.20 |
0.6 |
0.13 |
0.4 |
Workers' compensation........................... |
1.13 |
3.7 |
0.71 |
3.0 |
0.85 |
2.7 |
0.39 |
1.4 |