Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Summary

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                       EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - DECEMBER 2024
                       
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $47.20 per hour worked in 
December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $32.52,
while benefit costs averaged $14.68. (See tables 1 and 2.) 

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $44.67 per hour worked in 
December 2024. Wages and salaries averaged $31.47 per hour worked and accounted for 70.5 percent of 
employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $13.20 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining 
29.5 percent. (See tables 1 and 4.)

Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $63.46 per hour 
worked in December 2024. Wages and salaries averaged $39.22 and accounted for 61.8 percent of employer 
costs, while benefit costs averaged $24.23 and accounted for 38.2 percent. (See tables 1 and 3.)

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers in the leisure and hospitality 
industry averaged $19.90 per hour worked in December 2024. Wages and salaries averaged $16.25 and 
accounted for 81.7 percent of employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $3.65 and accounted for 18.3 
percent. (See table 4.)

Leisure and hospitality industry in the private sector

In the leisure and hospitality industry, total employer costs for sales and office occupations 
averaged $20.47 per hour worked. Wages and salaries averaged $16.66 per hour worked and accounted for 
81.4 percent of employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $3.81 per hour worked and accounted for 
the remaining 18.6 percent.

In the leisure and hospitality industry, total employer costs for service occupations averaged $18.00 
per hour worked. Wages and salaries averaged $14.93 per hour worked and accounted for 82.9 percent of 
employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $3.07 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining 
17.1 percent. (See table 4.) 

In the leisure and hospitality industry, total employer compensation costs averaged $24.95 per hour 
worked for full-time workers and $16.57 per hour worked for part-time workers. For full-time workers, 
employer costs for legally required benefits averaged $1.98 per hour worked and accounted for 8.0 
percent of employer costs. For part-time workers, employer costs for legally required benefits averaged 
$1.70 per hour worked and accounted for 10.3 percent of employer costs. (See table 5.)

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for March 2025 is scheduled to be released on 
Friday, June 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).