Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in United States
United States: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) was 93.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States is 93.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States peaked at 93.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 1991.
That places United States 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.4% | — |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 93.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.8%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 90.4% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 92.0% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.4% | 93.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in United States was 93.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 1991.
- How does United States rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- United States ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.