U.S. hourly employer cost for employees by ownership 2023

As of June 2023 it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer was for state and local government workers at 58.25 U.S. dollars per hour. This stands higher than the cost for civilian workers, which stood at 43.26 U.S. dollars per hour.

Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of June 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Hourly cost in U.S. dollars
Civilian workers	43.26
Private industry workers	41.03
State and local government workers	58.25

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 2023

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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 29,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 7,400 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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