USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Site Notification

Site Notification

U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

Table 3-27: Total Wage(a) and Salary by Transportation Industry (North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] basis) (Current $ millions)

Friday, July 22, 2016

Excel | CSV

  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (R) 2012 (R) 2013 (R) 2014
All industries 4,181,616 4,458,006 4,825,865 4,954,436 4,996,411 5,137,847 5,421,933 5,691,959 6,057,402 6,395,167 6,531,869 6,251,396 6,377,525 6,633,159 6,930,265 7,114,400 7,477,771
Transportation and warehousing, total 145,689 154,664 164,605 167,543 165,197 166,823 176,685 183,719 193,947 204,979 206,918 192,624 195,742 207,435 219,455 225,938 240,683
Air 25,926 28,084 30,584 32,908 31,136 29,007 28,903 27,136 27,271 29,706 29,206 27,157 27,877 29,947 30,960 33,099 34,204
Rail 12,683 12,702 12,524 12,215 11,971 12,265 12,956 13,721 14,407 14,894 15,882 14,569 14,225 15,462 16,962 16,238 17,205
Water 2,391 2,466 2,510 2,787 2,923 3,004 3,289 3,621 3,942 4,539 4,819 4,613 4,685 4,941 5,158 5,291 5,686
Truck 44,326 46,894 49,339 49,367 48,810 49,614 53,095 56,482 59,932 61,829 60,732 54,005 54,754 58,759 62,350 64,382 69,373
Transit and ground passenger transportation 7,997 8,588 8,878 8,986 9,196 9,389 10,073 10,433 11,196 11,820 12,314 12,390 12,640 13,401 13,959 14,143 15,129
Pipeline 3,097 3,223 4,245 4,238 3,279 3,192 3,178 3,188 3,598 4,061 4,067 4,176 4,484 4,812 5,707 5,129 5,544
Other transportation and support activitiesb 35,000 37,600 40,151 40,294 40,330 41,671 44,541 46,804 49,657 52,280 53,269 49,878 50,790 52,790 55,208 57,063 60,916
Warehousing and storage 14,268 15,106 16,375 16,747 17,551 18,681 20,651 22,334 23,945 25,849 26,629 25,836 26,288 27,323 29,152 30,592 32,627

KEY: R = revised.

a Wages do not include supplements to wages and salaries such as pension, profit-sharing, and other retirement plans, and health, life, and unemployment insurance compensation.

b Comprises business establishments involved in scenic and sightseeing transportation, support activities for transportation, postal service, and couriers and messengers.

NOTE

Data in this table are based on the 2002 NAICS codes.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 6.3d, available at http://www.bea.gov/ as of May 24, 2016.