As of June 2021, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers, employers spent an average of 30.8 percent of employee compensation on benefits for full-time employees. The total average cost of employee compensation to employers came to 42.6 U.S. dollars per hour on full-time workers and 19.49 U.S. dollars an hour on part-time.
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by work status and compensation component
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 work status and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by work status and compensation component." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by work status and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Work Status and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by work status and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by work status and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127455/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-work-status-and-component/
