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Employer costs per hour worked for employee benefits, March 2026
Benefit
Civilian workers
Private industry workers
State and local government workers
Paid leave
$3.72 $3.54 $4.86
Paid vacation leave
$1.77 $1.77 $1.80
Paid holiday leave
$1.09 $1.04 $1.41
Paid sick leave
$0.61 $0.50 $1.25
Paid personal leave
$0.26 $0.23 $0.40
Supplemental pay
$1.74 $1.90 $0.69
Overtime and premium pay
$0.42 $0.44 $0.33
Shift differential pay
$0.09 $0.10 $0.07
Nonproduction bonuses
$1.22 $1.37 $0.29
Insurance
$4.18 $3.62 $7.70
Life insurance
$0.06 $0.05 $0.08
Health insurance
$3.98 $3.41 $7.52
Short-term disability insurance
$0.09 $0.10 $0.04
Long-term disability insurance
$0.05 $0.05 $0.06
Retirement and savings
$2.56 $1.57 $8.83
Defined benefit retirement
$1.48 $0.40 $8.22
Defined contribution retirement
$1.09 $1.16 $0.60
Legally required
$3.39 $3.38 $3.51
Social security and Medicare
$2.78 $2.78 $2.81
Federal unemployment insurance
$0.03 $0.03 -$
State unemployment insurance
$0.13 $0.15 $0.06
Workers' compensation
$0.45 $0.42 $0.63
United States Department of Labor
