United States - Compensation of employees: Wages and salaries: Government was 1789.29400 Bil. of $ in October of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Compensation of employees: Wages and salaries: Government reached a record high of 1789.29400 in October of 2023 and a record low of 17.12600 in January of 1947. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Compensation of employees: Wages and salaries: Government - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2024.