According to a survey conducted in the U.S. in 2022, 80 percent of respondents would prioritize health insurance coverage they get through their employer when looking for a new job Retirement saving plan or 401K at 44 percent was the second most important employee benefit. This statistic reflects the level of importance of selected benefits for employees when looking for a new job in the U.S. in 2022.

Breakdown of the employer benefits of the state’s package compared to those of the external labor market. The average cost is calculated based on the employers’ contribution in relation to the respective average state benchmark salary and the average market salary. For dental insurance, the 2012 Survey data not available. 2011 data has been escalated by 4.0% based on trend figures from the Sibson Consulting 2012 Health Plan Cost Trend Survey; for Basic Life Insurance & Disability Insurance, the data comes from the 2010/2011 Towers Watson Survey Report on Employee Benefits Policies & Practices; for sick leave accrual days, the data comes from the 2010/2011 Towers Watson Survey Report on Employee Benefits Policies & Practices; and for the market amount for defined benefit retirement plan, the data comes from the NASRA FY 2011 Public Fund Survey Report.

Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics - Managerial and Professional Employees (Excluding Top Management) [Report]

Union membership has been on the decline across all industries in the United States since 2000. While rates of union membership in the public sector are significantly higher than the private sector, the rate has been declining since 2000. In 2023, 32.5 percent of public sector workers were union members.

The share of workers in the United States who are members of labor unions has been on the decline since 1983. While rates of union membership have gotten closer between men and women, the rate of male union membership has declined more drastically than that of women. In 2023, 10.5 percent of working men were union members compared to 9.5 percent of women.

In Poland, about ** percent of IT job postings in 2024 listed private health care as an employee benefit, followed by a sports card at about ** percent.

In 2023, men who were also a member of a union had the highest median weekly earnings in the United States. Their median earnings equated to around 1,341 U.S. dollars. Non-unionized women had the lowest median earnings at 983 U.S. dollars per week. Interestingly, unionized women have out earned non-unionized men from 2002 until 2022. However, this changed in 2023.

The dataset consists of closed cases that resulted in penalty assessments by EBSA since 2000. This data provides information on EBSA's enforcement programs to enforce ERISA's Form 5500 Annual Return/Report filing requirement focusing on deficient filers, late filers and non-filers.

Dataset tables listing: EBSA Data Dictionary, EBSA Metadata and EBSA OCATS.

Private Employee: FWP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data was reported at 5.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.000 % for 2016. Private Employee: FWP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 4.000 % from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.000 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2007. Private Employee: FWP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G076: Employee Benefits Survey: Private Industry.

The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) is a measure of the cost of labor. The compensation series includes wages and salaries plus employer costs for individual employee benefits. Employee benefit costs are calculated as cents-per-hour-worked for individual benefits ranging from employer payments for Social Security to paid time off for holidays. The survey covers all occupations in the civilian economy, which includes the total private economy (excluding farms and households), and the public sector (excluding the Federal government). Statistics are published for the private and public sectors separately, and the data are combined in a measure for the civilian economy. For information and data, visit: https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/

Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics - Managerial and Professional Employees (Excluding Top Management) - Table 220-25001 : Nominal Salary Indices (A) for middle-level managerial and professional employees by industry section (June 1995 = 100)

Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics - Managerial and Professional Employees (Excluding Top Management) - Table 220-25004 : Real Salary Indices (B) for middle-level managerial and professional employees by industry section (June 1995 = 100)

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is an annual survey of the incidence and provisions of selected benefits provided by employers. The survey collects data from a sample of approximately 18,000 private sector and State and local government establishments. The data are presented as a percentage of employees with access to employee benefit programs and for some benefits, percentage of employees who participate in them.

As of December 2024, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers, employers spent more on average on benefits for those that are in a union. Employers spent an average of 23.39 U.S. dollars per hour worked on union workers compared to 12.34 dollars on nonunion workers.

Private Employee: DCP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data was reported at 35.000 % in 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 35.000 % for 2017. Private Employee: DCP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 32.000 % from Mar 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.000 % in 2018 and a record low of 27.000 % in 2000. Private Employee: DCP: Establishments: 1-99 Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G077: Employee Benefits Survey: Private Industry.

Private Employee: LDI: Establishments: => 100 Workers data was reported at 44.000 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 45.000 % for 2016. Private Employee: LDI: Establishments: => 100 Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 44.000 % from Mar 1999 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.000 % in 2015 and a record low of 36.000 % in 1999. Private Employee: LDI: Establishments: => 100 Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G076: Employee Benefits Survey: Private Industry.

Business service centers in Poland offer employees a lot of non-payroll benefits. The most popular in 2024 were health care, flexible working hours, and integration initiatives. The smallest number of employers offered their employees the investment fund.

description: The Employee Benefits Survey (EBS) is an annual survey of the incidence and provisions of selected benefits provided by employers. The survey collects data from a sample of approximately 6,000 private sector and State and local government establishments. The data are presented as a percentage of employees who participate in a certain benefit, or as an average benefit provision (for example, the average number of paid holidays provided to employees per year). The survey covers paid leave benefits such as holidays and vacations, and person, funeral, jury duty, military, parental, and sick leave; sickness and accident, long-term disability, and life insurance; medical, dental, and vision care plans; defined benefit pension and defined contribution plans; flexible benefits plans; reimbursement accounts; and unpaid parental leave. Also, data are tabulated on the incidence of several other benefits, such as severance pay, child-care assistance, wellness programs, and employee assistance programs.; abstract: The Employee Benefits Survey (EBS) is an annual survey of the incidence and provisions of selected benefits provided by employers. The survey collects data from a sample of approximately 6,000 private sector and State and local government establishments. The data are presented as a percentage of employees who participate in a certain benefit, or as an average benefit provision (for example, the average number of paid holidays provided to employees per year). The survey covers paid leave benefits such as holidays and vacations, and person, funeral, jury duty, military, parental, and sick leave; sickness and accident, long-term disability, and life insurance; medical, dental, and vision care plans; defined benefit pension and defined contribution plans; flexible benefits plans; reimbursement accounts; and unpaid parental leave. Also, data are tabulated on the incidence of several other benefits, such as severance pay, child-care assistance, wellness programs, and employee assistance programs.

Key Statistics of Employees’ Compensation

Employees in the United States were asked about the importance of employee benefits towards the end of 2020, where more than half of the employees stated health insurance benefits were the most important. The second most important benefit was life insurance, according to 33 percent of respondents.