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National Compensation Survey - Wages
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Compensation costs up 0.9% Dec 2024 to Mar 2025 and up 3.6% over the year ending Mar 2025

04/30/2025

Compensation costs increased 0.9 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2024 to March 2025. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.6 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.5 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.8 percent.
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Private industry compensation costs average $45.38 per hour worked in March 2025

06/13/2025

Employer costs for private industry workers averaged $31.89 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $13.49 for benefits in March 2025. Compensation costs were $17.55 at the 10th wage percentile, $32.97 at the median, and $88.34 at the 90th percentile.
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