As of December 2023 it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer was for state and local government workers at 60.56 U.S. dollars per hour. This stands higher than the cost for civilian workers, which stood at 45.42 U.S. dollars per hour.
Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership
(in U.S. dollars)
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 29,600
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 7,400 private industry establishments and approximately 7,700 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. (March 13, 2023). Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Hourly Employer Costs for Employee Compensation in The United States as of December 2023, by Ownership (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/