average percentage for benefits
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employee benefits cost employers 30.9 percent of total employee compensation costs on average, as of March 2013. For private industry employers, the cost of benefits was 29.7 percent of total employee compensation.According to the BLS, the total cost per employee per hour for private industry employers in the Northeast was $33.43, and $10.41, or 31.2 percent, of that cost was employee benefits.or private industry employers, the cost of benefits was 29.7 percent of total employee compensation. According to the BLS, the total cost per employee per hour for private industry employers in the Northeast was $33.43, and $10.41, or 31.2 percent, of that cost was employee benefits.