Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component
Characteristic
Wages and salaries
Total benefits
Union
60.9%
39.1%
Nonunion
71.6%
28.4%
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The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 24,300
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 private industry establishments and approximately 7,700 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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U.S. private industry compensation cost share 2024, by union status & component
In December 2024, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers in a union, employers spent an average of 39.1 percent of total compensation costs on benefits. All private industry workers within a union cost employers an average of 59.86 U.S. dollars per hour.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 14, 2025). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component." Chart. March 14, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of December 2024, by Union Status and Compensation Component." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Mar 2025, /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
