The “Employer Costs for Employee Compensation” report measures employer costs for wages, salaries and employee benefits for non-farm private and state/local government employees. The hospital hourly average was higher than that of general healthcare and social assistance, which averaged $29.70 per hour.
Hospital benefits totaled $12.93 per hour for civilian workers, and those benefits included paid leave, supplemental pay, health insurance, retirement and savings, and other legally required benefits.
State and local government workers averaged a similar $38.67 per hour in hospitals in March, while private industry hospital employees earned $38.83 per hour.
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