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Employer costs per hour worked for employee benefits

Charts related to the latest "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation" news release   |   More chart packages

Employer costs per hour worked for employee benefits, March 2024
Benefit Civilian workers Private industry workers State and local government workers

Paid leave

$3.46 $3.31 $4.46

Paid vacation leave

$1.69 $1.69 $1.66

Paid holiday leave

$1.02 $0.97 $1.29

Paid sick leave

$0.53 $0.43 $1.16

Paid personal leave

$0.23 $0.21 $0.36

Supplemental pay

$1.62 $1.77 $0.61

Overtime and premium pay

$0.41 $0.43 $0.27

Shift differential pay

$0.08 $0.08 $0.06

Nonproduction bonuses

$1.13 $1.26 $0.28

Insurance

$3.70 $3.20 $6.90

Life insurance

$0.06 $0.05 $0.09

Health insurance

$3.50 $3.00 $6.73

Short-term disability insurance

$0.09 $0.10 $0.03

Long-term disability insurance

$0.05 $0.05 $0.06

Retirement and savings

$2.42 $1.52 $8.14

Defined benefit retirement

$1.39 $0.43 $7.58

Defined contribution retirement

$1.02 $1.10 $0.56

Legally required

$3.21 $3.21 $3.26

Social security and Medicare

$2.61 $2.61 $2.60

Federal unemployment insurance

$0.03 $0.03 -$

State unemployment insurance

$0.13 $0.14 $0.07

Workers' compensation

$0.45 $0.43 $0.59