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. 2025]
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	53.99	100.0	37.09	68.7	16.90	31.3	4.59	8.5	1.82	3.4	4.55	8.4	2.07	3.8	3.87	7.2
New England	53.71	100.0	37.21	69.3	16.51	30.7	4.73	8.8	1.59	3.0	4.49	8.4	1.99	3.7	3.70	6.9
Middle Atlantic	54.09	100.0	37.04	68.5	17.05	31.5	4.54	8.4	1.91	3.5	4.58	8.5	2.10	3.9	3.93	7.3
South	41.21	100.0	29.54	71.7	11.67	28.3	3.00	7.3	1.62	3.9	2.97	7.2	1.19	2.9	2.89	7.0
South Atlantic	43.01	100.0	30.76	71.5	12.26	28.5	3.23	7.5	1.67	3.9	3.04	7.1	1.30	3.0	3.01	7.0
East South Central	36.70	100.0	26.83	73.1	9.87	26.9	2.37	6.5	1.40	3.8	2.64	7.2	0.82	2.2	2.62	7.2
West South Central	40.17	100.0	28.69	71.4	11.48	28.6	2.89	7.2	1.63	4.1	2.99	7.4	1.15	2.9	2.82	7.0
Midwest	43.26	100.0	29.99	69.3	13.26	30.7	3.10	7.2	1.95	4.5	3.56	8.2	1.52	3.5	3.13	7.2
East North Central	43.00	100.0	29.71	69.1	13.30	30.9	3.08	7.2	2.04	4.8	3.50	8.1	1.58	3.7	3.11	7.2
West North Central	43.80	100.0	30.60	69.9	13.20	30.1	3.15	7.2	1.75	4.0	3.70	8.5	1.42	3.2	3.18	7.3
West	50.85	100.0	35.56	69.9	15.29	30.1	3.93	7.7	2.24	4.4	3.51	6.9	1.77	3.5	3.85	7.6
Mountain	44.25	100.0	32.08	72.5	12.17	27.5	3.06	6.9	1.66	3.8	2.89	6.5	1.25	2.8	3.31	7.5
Pacific	54.56	100.0	37.52	68.8	17.04	31.2	4.42	8.1	2.56	4.7	3.85	7.1	2.06	3.8	4.15	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.

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: March 20, 2026