As of June 2021, it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer for private industry workers was in the management, professional, and related occupational group at 62.31 U.S. dollars per hour. This stood high above the second highest at 39.06 U.S. dollars an hour for private industry workers in the natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupational group.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group
(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 24,300
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 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. (September 16, 2021). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Occupational Group (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126905/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-occupation/
