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Paid sick leave was available to 77 percent of workers in private industry in March 2022. Paid sick leave was available to 38 percent of workers with an average wage in the lowest 10 percent and to 96 percent of workers with an average wage in the highest 10 percent.
Wage category | Paid sick leave | Paid vacation | Paid holidays |
---|---|---|---|
All workers |
77% | 79% | 81% |
Lowest 10 percent |
38 | 44 | 46 |
Lowest 25 percent |
55 | 55 | 59 |
Second 25 percent |
81 | 83 | 85 |
Third 25 percent |
86 | 92 | 92 |
Highest 25 percent |
94 | 93 | 94 |
Highest 10 percent |
96 | 95 | 95 |
Paid vacation benefits were available to 79 percent of private industry workers in March 2022. Paid holidays were available to 81 percent of workers. As with paid sick leave, paid vacation and holidays were more often available to higher paid than lower paid workers.
These data are from the National Compensation Survey — Benefits program. For more information, see “Employee Benefits in the United States — March 2022.” We also have more charts on employee benefits.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Higher paid workers more likely than lower paid workers to have paid leave benefits in 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/higher-paid-workers-more-likely-than-lower-paid-workers-to-have-paid-leave-benefits-in-2022.htm (visited November 13, 2024).