# Employee compensation
Employee compensation encompasses all payments made to employees for their services, including **cash payments** and **in-kind benefits** such as **food and housing**. It also includes **government contributions** to **social insurance schemes**, such as **social security and pensions**, which provide additional benefits to employees.
- **The chart** displays **employee compensation** in **Jordan**, measured in **current local currency units (LCU)**, over a **21-year period from 2000 to 2020**.
- In **2020**, **employee compensation in Jordan** was reported to be **4 billion LCU**.