As of June 2021, it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer for the civilian workers was in the management, professional, and related occupational group at 62.77 U.S. dollars per hour. This stood high above the second highest at 39.59 U.S. dollars an hour for civilian workers in the natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupational group.
Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Hourly cost in U.S. dollars
Management, professional and related
62.77
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
39.59
Production, transportation, and material moving
31.03
Sales and office
29.08
Service
21.12
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includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits
Supplementary notes
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 25,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,300 private industry establishments and approximately 7,800 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview."
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 16, 2021). Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Civilian Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Occupational Group (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Average employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126818/us-employer-costs-for-civilian-worker-by-occupation/
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