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Private compensation costs down 2.8 percent in constant dollars for year ending September 2022
November 03, 2022
Employer costs for total compensation in private industry rose 5.2 percent from September 2021 to September 2022. That compares with an increase of 4.1 percent from September 2020 to September 2021. Wages and salaries increased 5.2 percent and the cost of benefits increased 5.0 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2022.
12-month percent change in current and constant dollars for total compensation, wages and salaries, and benefits costs in private industry, March 2012–September 2022
Month
Total compensation, current dollars
Total compensation, constant dollars
Wages and salaries, current dollars
Wages and salaries, constant dollars
Benefits, current dollars
Benefits, constant dollars
Mar 2012
2.1%
-0.5%
1.9%
-0.8%
2.8%
0.2%
Jun 2012
1.8
0.2
1.8
0.2
1.9
0.3
Sep 2012
1.9
0.0
1.8
-0.1
2.2
0.2
Dec 2012
1.8
0.1
1.7
0.1
2.0
0.3
Mar 2013
1.9
0.4
1.7
0.3
2.0
0.5
Jun 2013
1.9
0.1
1.9
0.1
1.9
0.1
Sep 2013
1.9
0.7
1.8
0.6
2.0
0.8
Dec 2013
2.0
0.5
2.1
0.5
1.9
0.5
Mar 2014
1.7
0.2
1.7
0.2
1.8
0.3
Jun 2014
2.0
0.0
1.9
-0.1
2.4
0.3
Sep 2014
2.3
0.6
2.3
0.6
2.3
0.7
Dec 2014
2.3
1.5
2.2
1.4
2.5
1.7
Mar 2015
2.8
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.7
Jun 2015
1.9
1.8
2.2
2.0
1.4
1.3
Sep 2015
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.4
1.4
Dec 2015
1.9
1.2
2.1
1.4
1.3
0.6
Mar 2016
1.8
1.0
2.0
1.2
1.2
0.3
Jun 2016
2.4
1.4
2.6
1.6
1.7
0.7
Sep 2016
2.3
0.8
2.4
1.0
1.8
0.3
Dec 2016
2.2
0.1
2.3
0.3
1.8
-0.4
Mar 2017
2.3
0.0
2.6
0.1
1.9
-0.5
Jun 2017
2.4
0.7
2.4
0.7
2.2
0.5
Sep 2017
2.5
0.3
2.6
0.4
2.4
0.2
Dec 2017
2.6
0.5
2.8
0.6
2.3
0.3
Mar 2018
2.8
0.4
2.9
0.6
2.5
0.2
Jun 2018
2.9
0.0
2.9
0.1
2.8
0.0
Sep 2018
2.9
0.6
3.1
0.8
2.5
0.1
Dec 2018
3.0
1.1
3.1
1.2
2.6
0.6
Mar 2019
2.8
0.9
3.0
1.1
2.4
0.4
Jun 2019
2.6
1.0
3.0
1.3
1.8
0.2
Sep 2019
2.7
1.0
3.0
1.2
2.0
0.3
Dec 2019
2.7
0.4
3.0
0.7
1.9
-0.3
Mar 2020
2.8
1.3
3.3
1.7
1.6
0.2
Jun 2020
2.7
2.0
2.9
2.3
2.0
1.3
Sep 2020
2.4
1.0
2.7
1.2
2.0
0.6
Dec 2020
2.6
1.2
2.8
1.5
2.1
0.8
Mar 2021
2.8
0.2
3.0
0.4
2.5
-0.2
Jun 2021
3.1
-2.2
3.5
-1.8
2.0
-3.1
Sep 2021
4.1
-1.3
4.6
-0.7
2.6
-2.6
Dec 2021
4.4
-2.5
5.0
-1.9
2.9
-3.8
Mar 2022
4.8
-3.5
5.0
-3.3
4.1
-4.0
Jun 2022
5.5
-3.3
5.7
-3.1
5.3
-3.5
Sep 2022
5.2
-2.8
5.2
-2.7
5.0
-3.0
After adjusting for consumer price inflation, constant-dollar total compensation declined 2.8 percent in the private sector from September 2021 to September 2022. During that period, constant-dollar wages and salaries declined 2.7 percent and constant-dollar benefit costs declined 3.0 percent in the private sector.
United States Department of Labor
