As of December 2024, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers, employers spent more on average in compensation for those that are in a union. All private industry workers within a union cost employers an average of 59.86 U.S. dollars per hour.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Hourly cost in U.S. dollars
Union
59.86
Nonunion
43.39
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includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits
Supplementary notes
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 29,600
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 7,400 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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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 14, 2025). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of December 2024, by Union Status (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
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