Table 7. Private industry workers by census region and division

Table 7. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by census region and division [June 2023]
Area(1)	Total compensation(2)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Area(1)	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Northeast	47.54	100.0	32.96	69.3	14.58	30.7	3.71	7.8	1.82	3.8	3.66	7.7	1.84	3.9	3.56	7.5
New England	47.14	100.0	32.39	68.7	14.75	31.3	3.78	8.0	2.30	4.9	3.65	7.8	1.60	3.4	3.41	7.2
Middle Atlantic	47.68	100.0	33.15	69.5	14.53	30.5	3.69	7.7	1.65	3.5	3.66	7.7	1.92	4.0	3.61	7.6
South	36.11	100.0	26.18	72.5	9.93	27.5	2.61	7.2	1.24	3.4	2.39	6.6	1.03	2.9	2.66	7.4
South Atlantic	37.36	100.0	27.03	72.3	10.33	27.7	2.78	7.4	1.19	3.2	2.48	6.6	1.09	2.9	2.78	7.5
East South Central	32.29	100.0	23.34	72.3	8.94	27.7	2.23	6.9	1.13	3.5	2.38	7.4	0.83	2.6	2.37	7.3
West South Central	35.77	100.0	26.05	72.8	9.72	27.2	2.50	7.0	1.38	3.9	2.23	6.2	1.03	2.9	2.58	7.2
Midwest	39.76	100.0	27.43	69.0	12.32	31.0	2.89	7.3	1.76	4.4	3.27	8.2	1.50	3.8	2.90	7.3
East North Central	41.76	100.0	28.79	69.0	12.96	31.0	3.08	7.4	1.85	4.4	3.34	8.0	1.69	4.0	3.00	7.2
West North Central	35.60	100.0	24.61	69.1	10.99	30.9	2.49	7.0	1.56	4.4	3.14	8.8	1.11	3.1	2.69	7.6
West	44.51	100.0	31.52	70.8	12.99	29.2	3.32	7.5	1.51	3.4	3.19	7.2	1.47	3.3	3.50	7.9
Mountain	37.29	100.0	26.58	71.3	10.71	28.7	2.55	6.8	1.33	3.6	2.83	7.6	1.14	3.1	2.85	7.6
Pacific	47.77	100.0	33.75	70.7	14.02	29.3	3.67	7.7	1.59	3.3	3.36	7.0	1.62	3.4	3.79	7.9
Footnotes (1) The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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Last Modified Date: September 12, 2023