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The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is used to produce labor cost changes through the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and the average costs per hour worked through the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC). The NCS also provides estimates on the incidence and provisions of benefits by the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer-sponsored benefit plans through the Employee Benefits in the United States. The survey covers a broad range of benefits including holidays and vacations, sick leave, health and life insurance, and retirement plans. Benefit plan details of employer-provided health and retirement plan provisions are also available.
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In some circumstances, BLS can provide estimates not available through NCS publications. When requests for unpublished data are received, they are evaluated and processed based on resource availability and the complexity of the request. The NCS is not designed to produce estimates for individual states. All tabulations of data are reviewed for reliability and confidentiality prior to release, which may limit the data provided. The NCS can be used to produce estimates by aggregate occupational and industry groups, census regions and divisions, the fifteen largest combined statistical areas and metropolitan statistical areas, and by various worker characteristics (such as work status, bargaining status, and basis of pay).
When making a data request, users should provide a detailed explanation of the scope that includes ownership (civilian, private, and state and local government), industry group(s) or industry, occupational group(s) or occupation, worker and establishment characteristics, and reference period. This detailed explanation will expedite the evaluation. Once we receive the request, we will evaluate it and contact you regarding an expected timeframe for tabulation, review, and clearance. All estimates are evaluated to ensure respondent confidentiality and estimate reliability. In cases where the level of detail requested does not meet publication criteria, BLS staff will contact you with possible alternatives including on-site microdata access. Access to restricted microdata requires a well-defined research proposal that will be thoroughly reviewed as explained on the BLS Restricted Data Access page.
Please review the list of fulfilled requests prior to submitting a tabulation data request. To submit a request, complete the NCS online form, enter “data request” in the subject line and indicate the scope of the request. BLS staff evaluating the request will respond and ask for clarification, if necessary. These tabulations can take anywhere from four to eight weeks to produce, review, and fulfill.
For an explanation of survey design, calculation and weighting methodology, and history of the NCS see the National Compensation Measures in the Handbook of Methods.
Examples of previously fulfilled requests are listed below, in order to demonstrate the level of detail that can be provided outside of the NCS publications. All data tables on this page are unpublished except by special request.
This table provides the average leveling points for 2010 SOC based six-digit occupations in the National Compensation Survey, which gives an idea of the work level of the duties and responsibilities of the job. It was created by totaling up and averaging the leveling points from the four leveling factors for jobs in the March 2021 reference period.
SOC | Occupation (click on a cell below to see its full text above) | Total Level Points | Knowledge | Job Controls and Complexity | Contacts | Physical Environment | |||||
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Mean | %RSE[1] | Mean | %RSE[1] | Mean | %RSE[1] | Mean | %RSE[1] | Mean | %RSE[1] | ||
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All Levelable Occupations | 1003 | 1.1 | 477 | 1.2 | 451 | 1.1 | 53 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.7 |
111021 |
General and operations managers | 2131 | 2.9 | 1038 | 2.7 | 1006 | 3.6 | 74 | 2.5 | 14 | 6.8 |
112021 |
Marketing managers | 2667 | 4.0 | 1281 | 4.4 | 1283 | 4.1 | 92 | 8.2 | 11 | 4.8 |
112022 |
Sales managers | 2310 | 4.9 | 1145 | 5.1 | 1082 | 5.2 | 72 | 4.5 | 11 | 5.4 |
113011 |
Administrative services managers | 2186 | 6.0 | 1061 | 6.0 | 1029 | 5.7 | 84 | 12.7 | 12 | 10.2 |
113021 |
Computer and information systems managers | 2699 | 3.9 | 1363 | 3.1 | 1239 | 5.9 | 85 | 13.1 | 12 | 10.1 |
113031 |
Financial managers | 2154 | 2.4 | 1070 | 2.3 | 997 | 3.0 | 77 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.7 |
119021 |
Construction managers | 2213 | 3.2 | 1073 | 3.9 | 1036 | 3.4 | 85 | 10.5 | 18 | 7.2 |
119032 |
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2446 | 2.9 | 1252 | 1.2 | 1104 | 5.8 | 79 | 4.4 | 11 | 5.9 |
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Note: The sum of the means of the four factors may not equal the mean of the total level points, due to rounding. |
This table is used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the preparation of the state and local government consumption expenditures and the gross investment components of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs). The ECI data are an input into the formula that calculates the GDP and NIPA estimates.
Month | Year | Index | 3-month percent changes |
12-month percent changes |
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March |
2017 | 126.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
June |
2017 | 127.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
September |
2017 | 128.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
December |
2017 | 128.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
March |
2018 | 129.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
June |
2018 | 129.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
September |
2018 | 130.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
December |
2018 | 131.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
March |
2019 | 132.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
June |
2019 | 133.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
September |
2019 | 134.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
December |
2019 | 135.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
March |
2020 | 136.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
June |
2020 | 136.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
September |
2020 | 137.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
December |
2020 | 137.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
March |
2021 | 138.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
June |
2021 | 139.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
September |
2021 | 141.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
December |
2021 | 142.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
March |
2022 | 144.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
June |
2022 | 145.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
September |
2022 | 148.5 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
December |
2022 | 149.9 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
Footnotes: This table is periodically updated to include newer estimates. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data. |
Year | Month | Total compensation Index(2) | Wages and salaries Index | Total benefits Index | Total compensation(2) 3-month percent change | Total compensation(2) 3-month percent change SE (3) | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (3) | Total benefits 3-month percent change | Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(3) | Total compensation(2) 12-month percent change | Total compensation(2) 12-month percent change SE (3) | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (3) | Total benefits 12-month percent change | Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | March | 136.3 | 131.6 | 148.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | June | 136.9 | 132.1 | 148.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | September | 138.6 | 133.7 | 150.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | December | 139.3 | 134.3 | 151.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | March | 139.9 | 134.7 | 152.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | June | 140.3 | 135.1 | 153.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | September | 140.6 | 135.2 | 153.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | December | 141.1 | 135.6 | 154.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 | March | 141.2 | 135.8 | 154.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data. |
Year | Month | Total compensation Index(1) | Wages and salaries Index | Total benefits Index | Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change | Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change SE (2) | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (2) | Total benefits 3-month percent change | Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(2) | Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change | Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change SE (2) | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (2) | Total benefits 12-month percent change | Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | March | 136.8 | 134.3 | 143.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | June | 137.3 | 134.8 | 143.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | September | 138.9 | 136.5 | 144.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | December | 139.5 | 137.2 | 145.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | March | 140.4 | 138.0 | 146.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | June | 140.7 | 138.2 | 147.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | September | 140.4 | 137.8 | 147.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | December | 140.8 | 138.2 | 147.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 | March | 141.0 | 138.4 | 147.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data. |
Year | Month | Total compensation Index(1) | Wages and salaries Index | Total benefits Index | Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change | Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change SE (2) | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change | Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (2) | Total benefits 3-month percent change | Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(2) | Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change | Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change SE (2) | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change | Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (2) | Total benefits 12-month percent change | Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | March | 136.1 | 130.4 | 150.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | June | 136.8 | 131.0 | 151.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | September | 138.6 | 132.6 | 153.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | December | 139.3 | 133.1 | 154.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | March | 139.7 | 133.3 | 155.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | June | 140.1 | 133.7 | 155.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | September | 140.8 | 134.2 | 157.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | December | 141.4 | 134.6 | 157.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 | March | 141.5 | 134.8 | 158.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data. |
Establishment size groups | Civilian industry | Private industry | State and local government |
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Less than 50 workers |
3330 | 3150 | 180 |
50-99 workers |
1070 | 890 | 690 |
100-499 workers |
2290 | 1920 | 380 |
500 workers or more |
2180 | 1490 | 180 |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data. |
Last Modified Date: August 23, 2023