As of June 2021, it was calculated that employers spent an average of 32.1 percent of their employee compensation cost for private industry workers in the goods-producing industry group on benefits. The average total compensation cost to an employer for private industry workers was 41.01 U.S. dollars per hour for the goods-producing industry group.
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by industry group and compensation component
Characteristic
Wages and salaries
Total benefits
Goods producing
67.9%
32.1%
Service providing
71.3%
28.7%
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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 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). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by industry group and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127403/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-industry-and-component/
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