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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 [Mar. 2025]
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

56.31 100.0 38.99 69.2 17.33 30.8 4.70 8.3 2.07 3.7 4.37 7.8 2.18 3.9 4.01 7.1

New England

56.17 100.0 38.56 68.6 17.61 31.4 5.00 8.9 2.00 3.6 4.61 8.2 2.17 3.9 3.83 6.8

Middle Atlantic

56.37 100.0 39.14 69.4 17.23 30.6 4.59 8.2 2.09 3.7 4.28 7.6 2.19 3.9 4.08 7.2

South

39.71 100.0 28.48 71.7 11.23 28.3 2.86 7.2 1.64 4.1 2.76 6.9 1.16 2.9 2.81 7.1

South Atlantic

41.56 100.0 29.77 71.6 11.78 28.4 3.10 7.5 1.67 4.0 2.81 6.8 1.26 3.0 2.94 7.1

East South Central

32.98 100.0 23.82 72.2 9.16 27.8 2.13 6.5 1.30 3.9 2.52 7.6 0.82 2.5 2.38 7.2

West South Central

39.86 100.0 28.56 71.7 11.30 28.3 2.81 7.1 1.75 4.4 2.78 7.0 1.17 2.9 2.79 7.0

Midwest

41.81 100.0 29.01 69.4 12.80 30.6 3.00 7.2 1.91 4.6 3.40 8.1 1.47 3.5 3.03 7.2

East North Central

42.73 100.0 29.45 68.9 13.28 31.1 3.07 7.2 2.06 4.8 3.46 8.1 1.62 3.8 3.06 7.2

West North Central

39.91 100.0 28.10 70.4 11.80 29.6 2.83 7.1 1.60 4.0 3.26 8.2 1.16 2.9 2.95 7.4

West

49.50 100.0 34.73 70.2 14.77 29.8 3.80 7.7 2.11 4.3 3.42 6.9 1.66 3.4 3.77 7.6

Mountain

41.35 100.0 29.97 72.5 11.37 27.5 2.87 6.9 1.57 3.8 2.73 6.6 1.11 2.7 3.10 7.5

Pacific

53.79 100.0 37.23 69.2 16.56 30.8 4.29 8.0 2.40 4.5 3.78 7.0 1.96 3.6 4.13 7.7

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.

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2025