This statistic shows the total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018. In addition to wages and salaries, total compensation includes employer contributions for social insurance, employer contributions to private and welfare funds, director's fees, jury and witness fees, etc. In 2018, the average compensation per employee in the United States was at 79,521 U.S. dollars.
Total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018
(in U.S. dollars)
* Total compensation includes in addition to wages and salaries, employer contributions for social insurance, employer contributions to private and welfare funds, director's fees, jury and witness fees, etc.
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BEA. (July 31, 2019). Total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243846/total-compensation-per-employee-in-the-us/
BEA. "Total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243846/total-compensation-per-employee-in-the-us/
BEA. (2019). Total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243846/total-compensation-per-employee-in-the-us/
BEA. "Total Annual Compensation per Full-time Equivalent Employee in The United States from 2000 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243846/total-compensation-per-employee-in-the-us/
BEA, Total annual compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243846/total-compensation-per-employee-in-the-us/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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