Table 7. Private industry workers by census region and division

Table 7. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by census region and division [Dec. 2024]
Area(1)	Total compensation(2)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Area(1)	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Northeast	55.35	100.0	38.34	69.3	17.01	30.7	4.63	8.4	2.08	3.8	4.19	7.6	2.17	3.9	3.94	7.1
New England	55.44	100.0	38.09	68.7	17.35	31.3	4.94	8.9	2.05	3.7	4.44	8.0	2.15	3.9	3.78	6.8
Middle Atlantic	55.31	100.0	38.42	69.5	16.89	30.5	4.52	8.2	2.10	3.8	4.10	7.4	2.18	3.9	4.00	7.2
South	39.17	100.0	28.12	71.8	11.06	28.2	2.83	7.2	1.60	4.1	2.67	6.8	1.17	3.0	2.78	7.1
South Atlantic	41.19	100.0	29.51	71.7	11.68	28.3	3.07	7.5	1.68	4.1	2.73	6.6	1.27	3.1	2.91	7.1
East South Central	32.36	100.0	23.42	72.4	8.94	27.6	2.09	6.4	1.26	3.9	2.46	7.6	0.80	2.5	2.34	7.2
West South Central	38.98	100.0	27.98	71.8	11.00	28.2	2.77	7.1	1.63	4.2	2.68	6.9	1.18	3.0	2.74	7.0
Midwest	41.16	100.0	28.63	69.6	12.53	30.4	2.95	7.2	1.86	4.5	3.28	8.0	1.45	3.5	2.98	7.2
East North Central	42.07	100.0	29.08	69.1	12.99	30.9	3.04	7.2	2.00	4.7	3.34	7.9	1.60	3.8	3.02	7.2
West North Central	39.29	100.0	27.72	70.5	11.57	29.5	2.78	7.1	1.58	4.0	3.17	8.1	1.14	2.9	2.91	7.4
West	48.73	100.0	34.40	70.6	14.33	29.4	3.73	7.7	2.02	4.1	3.26	6.7	1.63	3.3	3.69	7.6
Mountain	40.84	100.0	29.68	72.7	11.16	27.3	2.82	6.9	1.54	3.8	2.65	6.5	1.11	2.7	3.04	7.5
Pacific	52.84	100.0	36.86	69.8	15.98	30.2	4.20	8.0	2.27	4.3	3.58	6.8	1.90	3.6	4.03	7.6
Footnotes (1) The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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