As of December 2023, it was calculated that the highest average total compensation cost to an employer for private industry workers was 44.75 U.S. dollars per hour worked for the goods-producing industry group. Employer costs for compensation for those working in goods-producing industries was higher than than employer costs for workers in service-providing industries.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 13, 2023). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of December 2023, by Industry Group (per Hour Worked in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by industry group (per hour worked in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/