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Average hourly private industry employer compensation costs were $39.61 in September 2022
December 23, 2022
The average hourly employer compensation costs for private industry workers were $39.61 in September 2022. Wages and salaries accounted for $27.93 of these costs, while benefits accounted for $11.68.
Average hourly private industry employer compensation costs, by bargaining status and industry group, September 2022
Category
Total compensation
Wages and salaries
Benefits
All workers
$39.61
$27.93
$11.68
Union workers
53.20
31.95
21.24
Union workers in goods-producing industries
56.70
32.52
24.18
Union workers in service-providing industries
51.64
31.70
19.94
Nonunion workers
38.37
27.56
10.81
Nonunion workers in goods-producing industries
40.93
28.80
12.14
Nonunion workers in service-providing industries
37.90
27.34
10.57
In September 2022, the average hourly employer compensation costs for private industry union workers were $53.20. Employer compensation costs were $56.70 for union workers in goods-producing industries and $51.64 for union workers in service-providing industries.
The average hourly employer compensation costs for private industry nonunion workers were $38.37 in September 2022. Employer compensation costs were $40.93 for nonunion workers in goods-producing industries and $37.90 for nonunion workers in service-providing industries.
United States Department of Labor
