As of March 2021, it was calculated that of the total average compensation cost employers spent on state and local government workers in the educational and health services industry group, 35.9 percent was spent on benefits. The average total compensation cost to employers of state and local government workers in the educational and health services group was 55.94 U.S. dollars per hour.
Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by industry group and compensation component
Characteristic
Wages and salaries
Total benefits
Education and health services
64.1%
35.9%
Public administration
57.4%
42.6%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 25,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,300 private industry establishments and approximately 7,800 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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