As of June 2021, it was calculated that the southern census region hosted the lowest average employer cost at 32.78 U.S. dollars per hour for private industry workers. Adversely, employers in the western part of the U.S. had to pay an average of 40.74 U.S. dollars an hour per private industry worker.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region
(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 census region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Census Region (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127061/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-region/
