As of March 2021, it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer for state and local government workers was in the management, professional, and related occupational group at 64.22 U.S. dollars per hour. This stood high above the second highest at 39.49 U.S. dollars an hour for state and local government workers in the service occupational group.
Average employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group
(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 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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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 17, 2021). Average employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126871/us-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126871/us-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126871/us-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for State and Local Government Worker Compensation in The United States as of March 2021, by Occupational Group (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126871/us-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126871/us-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
