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Employer costs per hour worked for employee benefits, June 2024
Benefit
Civilian workers
Private industry workers
State and local government workers
Paid leave
$3.46 $3.30 $4.51
Paid vacation leave
$1.69 $1.69 $1.70
Paid holiday leave
$1.01 $0.97 $1.30
Paid sick leave
$0.52 $0.43 $1.15
Paid personal leave
$0.23 $0.21 $0.36
Supplemental pay
$1.61 $1.76 $0.63
Overtime and premium pay
$0.41 $0.43 $0.29
Shift differential pay
$0.08 $0.08 $0.06
Nonproduction bonuses
$1.12 $1.24 $0.29
Insurance
$3.72 $3.24 $6.95
Life insurance
$0.06 $0.05 $0.09
Health insurance
$3.52 $3.04 $6.77
Short-term disability insurance
$0.09 $0.10 $0.03
Long-term disability insurance
$0.05 $0.05 $0.06
Retirement and savings
$2.39 $1.52 $8.19
Defined benefit retirement
$1.36 $0.42 $7.65
Defined contribution retirement
$1.02 $1.10 $0.54
Legally required
$3.23 $3.22 $3.29
Social security and Medicare
$2.62 $2.62 $2.61
Federal unemployment insurance
$0.03 $0.03 -$
State unemployment insurance
$0.13 $0.13 $0.07
Workers' compensation
$0.46 $0.44 $0.62
United States Department of Labor
