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Employer Costs For Employee Compensation In Metro Areas For March 2009

29 September, 2009 12:57:00 compnewsnetwork
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image Averaged $27.46 per hour nationwide

Washington, DC (CompNewsNetwork) - In March 2009, employer costs for employee compensation in private industry averaged $27.46 per hour nationwide. Among 15 metropolitan areas, however, the costs ranged from $25.42 in Miami to $38.28 in San Jose-San Francisco.

Employer costs for employee compensation, per hour, metropolitan areas and United States, March 2009.

Among the localities with high hourly compensation costs are San Jose-San Francisco ($38.28), Boston ($35.60), and New York ($35.45). At the other extreme, with relatively low hourly compensation costs, are areas such as Miami ($25.42) and Phoenix ($26.01).

To illustrate the range of cost differences between localities, compensation costs are about 50 percent higher in San Jose-San Francisco than they are in Miami.

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