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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. 2020]
Area(1) Total compensation(2) Wages and salaries Total benefits Paid leave Supplemental pay Insurance Retirement and savings Legally required benefits
Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent

Northeast

 40.62 100.0 27.89 68.7 12.72 31.3 3.20 7.9 1.48 3.6 3.35 8.3 1.56 3.8 3.14 7.7

New England

 40.63 100.0 28.23 69.5 12.40 30.5 3.29 8.1 1.26 3.1 3.26 8.0 1.49 3.7 3.10 7.6

Middle Atlantic

 40.61 100.0 27.77 68.4 12.84 31.6 3.16 7.8 1.55 3.8 3.39 8.3 1.59 3.9 3.15 7.8

South

 32.34 100.0 23.39 72.3 8.95 27.7 2.32 7.2 1.08 3.3 2.18 6.7 0.98 3.0 2.39 7.4

South Atlantic

 34.00 100.0 24.53 72.1 9.47 27.9 2.54 7.5 1.05 3.1 2.28 6.7 1.07 3.2 2.53 7.4

East South Central

 29.55 100.0 21.30 72.1 8.25 27.9 2.08 7.0 0.85 2.9 2.20 7.5 0.96 3.3 2.16 7.3

West South Central

 30.68 100.0 22.35 72.8 8.34 27.2 2.03 6.6 1.25 4.1 1.97 6.4 0.83 2.7 2.26 7.4

Midwest

 34.76 100.0 24.01 69.1 10.75 30.9 2.50 7.2 1.30 3.7 3.05 8.8 1.31 3.8 2.59 7.5

East North Central

 35.70 100.0 24.63 69.0 11.07 31.0 2.56 7.2 1.38 3.9 3.05 8.6 1.45 4.1 2.64 7.4

West North Central

 32.82 100.0 22.73 69.3 10.08 30.7 2.39 7.3 1.13 3.5 3.03 9.2 1.03 3.2 2.50 7.6

West

 40.19 100.0 28.28 70.4 11.91 29.6 3.04 7.6 1.28 3.2 3.12 7.8 1.33 3.3 3.14 7.8

Mountain

 33.80 100.0 23.61 69.8 10.19 30.2 2.38 7.0 1.25 3.7 2.85 8.4 1.16 3.4 2.55 7.5

Pacific

 42.81 100.0 30.19 70.5 12.62 29.5 3.31 7.7 1.29 3.0 3.24 7.6 1.40 3.3 3.38 7.9

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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Last Modified Date: March 18, 2021