As of March 2024 it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer was for state and local government workers at 61.27 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 March 2024, 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. (June 18, 2024). Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 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 March 2024, by ownership (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by ownership (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 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 March 2024, by Ownership (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 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 March 2024, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by ownership (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126337/us-employer-costs-for-employees-by-ownership/
