Employer Costs for Employee Compensation News Release - 2025 Q02 Results — 2025-09-12

Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $48.05 per hour worked in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $33.02, while benefit costs averaged $15.03. (See tables 1 and 2.) Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $45.65 per hour worked in June 2025. Wages and salaries averaged $32.07 per hour worked and accounted for 70.2 percent of employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $13.58 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining 29.8 percent. (See tables 1 and 4.) Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $63.94 per hour worked in June 2025. Wages and salaries averaged $39.31 and accounted for 61.5 percent of employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $24.63 and accounted for 38.5 percent.