U.S. employer costs for employee benefits 2023, by union status

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 15, 2024
As of December 2023, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers, employers spent more on average on benefits for those that are in a union. Employers spent an average of 22.39 U.S. dollars per hour worked on union workers compared to 11.90 dollars on nonunion workers.

Average costs to employer for private industry worker benefits in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars)

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Release date

March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2023

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 28,100 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 7,000 private industry establishments and approximately 7,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview."

Paid leave: vacation, holiday, sick, and personal leave
Supplemental pay: overtime and premium, shift differentials, and nonproduction bonuses
Insurance: life, health, short-term and long-term disability
Retirement and savings: defined benefit and defined contribution
Legally required benefits: Social Security (OASID), Medicare, federal and state unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation.

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