Table 8. Private industry workers by metropolitan areas

Table 8. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by metropolitan areas [Mar. 2026]
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 CSA	55.24	100.0	37.57	68.0	17.67	32.0
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA	57.87	100.0	38.73	66.9	19.14	33.1
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA	64.64	100.0	43.91	67.9	20.73	32.1
South Region
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA	39.85	100.0	28.45	71.4	11.40	28.6
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA	39.05	100.0	27.48	70.4	11.57	29.6
Houston-Pasadena, TX CSA	49.82	100.0	34.81	69.9	15.01	30.1
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA	37.84	100.0	27.71	73.2	10.13	26.8
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	63.02	100.0	44.65	70.9	18.37	29.1
Midwest Region
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	49.37	100.0	33.81	68.5	15.56	31.5
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA	51.93	100.0	34.64	66.7	17.29	33.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA	51.11	100.0	35.45	69.4	15.65	30.6
West Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA	51.38	100.0	35.00	68.1	16.38	31.9
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA	45.93	100.0	33.14	72.2	12.79	27.8
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA	75.12	100.0	50.83	67.7	24.29	32.3
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA	55.28	100.0	38.89	70.4	16.38	29.6
Footnotes (1) These areas include Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Beginning with the March 2026 release, area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023. For more information on metropolitan area definitions, see www.bls.gov/ecec/factsheets/ecec-metro-areas-factsheet.htm. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2026