Table 8. Private industry workers by metropolitan areas

Table 8. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by metropolitan areas [Mar. 2025]
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	55.96	100.0	37.76	67.5	18.20	32.5
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	57.09	100.0	39.36	68.9	17.74	31.1
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA	58.74	100.0	39.82	67.8	18.92	32.2
South Region
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA CSA	43.92	100.0	31.05	70.7	12.87	29.3
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA	42.42	100.0	29.94	70.6	12.48	29.4
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA	45.87	100.0	31.60	68.9	14.28	31.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA	36.37	100.0	26.50	72.9	9.87	27.1
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	60.31	100.0	42.81	71.0	17.50	29.0
Midwest Region
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	48.00	100.0	33.12	69.0	14.88	31.0
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA	54.83	100.0	36.24	66.1	18.59	33.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA	46.50	100.0	32.87	70.7	13.63	29.3
West Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA	48.20	100.0	33.11	68.7	15.09	31.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA	41.64	100.0	30.04	72.2	11.60	27.8
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA	71.63	100.0	49.43	69.0	22.20	31.0
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA	65.88	100.0	45.00	68.3	20.88	31.7
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 13, 2025