Benefits account for roughly one-third of total employee compensation in the U.S.

The article discusses highlights of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' March 2019 report on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Among others, the report says that benefits comprise 29.9% of total compensation among private industry workers, while government employees receive both higher benefits and wages than private industry workers. The report also showed that the largest single benefit-cost category is health insurance, followed by legally required benefits, then paid leave.