Table 8. Private industry workers by metropolitan areas

Table 8. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by metropolitan areas [Mar. 2024]
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	52.98	100.0	36.02	68.0	16.96	32.0
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	53.72	100.0	37.11	69.1	16.61	30.9
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA	56.68	100.0	39.47	69.6	17.22	30.4
South Region
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA CSA	44.10	100.0	31.42	71.2	12.68	28.8
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA	44.61	100.0	31.12	69.8	13.49	30.2
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA	43.14	100.0	31.38	72.7	11.76	27.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA	33.58	100.0	23.91	71.2	9.67	28.8
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	61.94	100.0	44.42	71.7	17.52	28.3
Midwest Region
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	49.43	100.0	34.30	69.4	15.13	30.6
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA	52.40	100.0	34.87	66.6	17.53	33.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA	44.22	100.0	31.25	70.7	12.97	29.3
West Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA	47.15	100.0	33.03	70.1	14.12	29.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA	40.54	100.0	29.10	71.8	11.44	28.2
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA	66.61	100.0	46.06	69.2	20.55	30.8
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA	54.86	100.0	38.38	70.0	16.49	30.0
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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Last Modified Date: June 18, 2024