U.S. employer costs for civilian workers by occupation 2021

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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September 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 2021

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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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