June 30, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Average compensation $21.16 per hour
In March 2000,
employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers in the
United States averaged $21.16 per hour worked.
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Wages and salaries, which averaged $15.36, accounted for approximately
73 percent of these costs, while benefits, which averaged $5.80, accounted
for the remaining 27 percent.
Legally required benefits were $1.67 per hour on average, representing
the largest non-wage employer cost. Employer costs for paid leave benefits
were $1.42 per hour, insurance benefits $1.36 per hour, and retirement and
savings benefits 77 cents per hour.
These data are a product of the BLS Employment
Cost Trends program. Additional
information is available from "Employer
Costs for Employee Compensation, March 2000," news release USDL 00-186. Civilian workers include private industry and
State and local government workers.
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