Employer costs for employee compensation $35.27 per hour in New England

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $30.32 per hour worked in September 2014. By region, average employer costs for employee compensation ranged from $24.29 per hour in the East South Central states to $35.27 per hour in the New England states.

Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, private industry, by region, September 2014



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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. View Chart Data Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, private industry, by region, September 2014 Region Employer cost per hour worked East South Central

(Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee) $24.29 West South Central

(Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas) 27.62 South Atlantic

(Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) 28.09 Mountain

(Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) 28.66 West North Central

(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) 28.84 East North Central

(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) 29.48 Pacific

(Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington) 33.57 Middle Atlantic

(New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania) 34.82 New England

(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) 35.27

Wages and salaries ranged from $17.25 in the East South Central states to $24.88 in New England. Total benefits costs averaged $7.03 in the East South Central states and $11.23 in the Middle Atlantic States.

View Chart Data Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, private industry, by compensation component and region, September 2014 Compensation component East South Central West South Central South Atlantic Mountain West North Central East North Central Pacific Middle Atlantic New England Total compensation $24.29 $27.62 $28.09 $28.66 $28.84 $29.48 $33.57 $34.82 $35.27 Total benefits 7.03 8.06 8.07 8.17 8.57 9.20 10.26 11.23 10.39 Paid leave 1.55 1.76 1.95 1.91 2.03 2.00 2.28 2.67 2.43 Supplemental pay 0.67 0.96 0.74 0.76 0.63 0.86 0.89 1.08 0.96 Insurance 2.04 2.06 2.16 2.12 2.50 2.72 2.65 3.16 2.76 Retirement and savings 0.79 1.12 1.02 1.09 1.13 1.24 1.55 1.48 1.42 Legally required benefits 1.98 2.16 2.20 2.28 2.27 2.38 2.90 2.85 2.81 Wages and salaries 17.25 19.56 20.02 20.50 20.27 20.28 23.30 23.60 24.88

These data are from the Employment Cost Trends program. To learn more, see "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation — September 2014" (HTML) (PDF).