includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits
Supplementary notes
Goods-producing includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded. Service-producing Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
 The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 26,400 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,200 private industry establishments and approximately 7,400 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview."
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Employer costs for private industry worker compensation 2025, by industry group U.S.
As of June 2025, the highest average total compensation cost to employers for private industry workers was 47.48 U.S. dollars per hour worked in the goods-producing industry group. Employer compensation costs for workers in goods-producing industries were higher than those for workers in service-providing industries.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 12, 2025). Average hourly employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2025 by industry group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average hourly employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2025 by industry group (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 12, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Average hourly employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2025 by industry group (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Hourly Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2025 by Industry Group (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Sep 2025, /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average hourly employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2025 by industry group (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Average hourly employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2025 by industry group (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1126924/us-employer-costs-for-private-workers-by-industry/
