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Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation of private industry workers, by industry

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Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation of private industry workers, by industry, June 2024
Industry Wages and salaries Total benefits

Total private

$30.90 $13.04

Goods-producing

$30.70 $14.71

Construction

$32.89 $14.40

Manufacturing

$29.29 $14.87

Service-providing

$30.94 $12.71

Trade, transportation, and utilities

$26.60 $10.55

Wholesale trade

$35.58 $14.71

Retail trade

$19.31 $5.68

Transportation and warehousing

$33.59 $16.39

Utilities

$48.75 $29.58

Information

$48.89 $26.87

Financial activities

$39.06 $20.12

Finance and insurance

$43.66 $23.73

Real estate and rental and leasing

$26.87 $10.54

Professional and business services

$40.49 $17.12

Professional and technical services

$51.75 $23.22

Administrative and waste services

$25.31 $8.80

Education and health services

$33.38 $13.91

Educational services

$39.40 $15.48

Health care and social assistance

$32.57 $13.69

Leisure and hospitality

$16.23 $3.78

Accommodation and food services

$14.93 $3.34

Other services

$29.54 $10.26