Table 8. Private industry workers by metropolitan areas

Table 8. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by metropolitan areas [Mar. 2022]
Area(1)	Total compensation(2)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits
Area(1)	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Northeast Region
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA	45.48	100.0	31.51	69.3	13.97	30.7
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	47.56	100.0	32.67	68.7	14.89	31.3
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA	38.28	100.0	27.02	70.6	11.26	29.4
South Region
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA CSA	39.20	100.0	27.88	71.1	11.32	28.9
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA	37.19	100.0	26.24	70.6	10.95	29.4
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA	37.54	100.0	27.40	73.0	10.14	27.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA	31.35	100.0	23.14	73.8	8.21	26.2
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	47.76	100.0	34.17	71.5	13.59	28.5
Midwest Region
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	46.64	100.0	32.02	68.7	14.62	31.3
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA	43.77	100.0	29.03	66.3	14.74	33.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA	41.21	100.0	28.04	68.0	13.17	32.0
West Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA	41.21	100.0	29.07	70.5	12.14	29.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA	35.44	100.0	25.03	70.6	10.41	29.4
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA	60.65	100.0	41.94	69.2	18.71	30.8
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA	50.16	100.0	34.89	69.6	15.27	30.4
Footnotes (1) These areas include Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Beginning with the March 2019 release, area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013. Previous area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004. For more information on metropolitan area definitions, see www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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