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Compensation component | Civilian workers(1) | Private industry workers |
State and local government workers |
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Cost ($) | Percent of compensation |
Cost ($) | Percent of compensation |
Cost ($) | Percent of compensation |
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Total compensation(2) |
45.42 | 100.0 | 43.11 | 100.0 | 60.56 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
31.29 | 68.9 | 30.33 | 70.4 | 37.53 | 62.0 |
Total benefits |
14.13 | 31.1 | 12.77 | 29.6 | 23.03 | 38.0 |
Paid leave |
3.41 | 7.5 | 3.26 | 7.6 | 4.43 | 7.3 |
Vacation |
1.67 | 3.7 | 1.67 | 3.9 | 1.65 | 2.7 |
Holiday |
1.00 | 2.2 | 0.96 | 2.2 | 1.28 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.52 | 1.2 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 1.14 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.22 | 0.5 | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.35 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.56 | 3.4 | 1.71 | 4.0 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.40 | 0.9 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 0.26 | 0.4 |
Shift differentials |
0.08 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
1.08 | 2.4 | 1.20 | 2.8 | 0.27 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.61 | 8.0 | 3.14 | 7.3 | 6.72 | 11.1 |
Life |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.42 | 7.5 | 2.94 | 6.8 | 6.55 | 10.8 |
Short-term disability |
0.09 | 0.2 | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
Long-term disability |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Retirement and savings |
2.37 | 5.2 | 1.50 | 3.5 | 8.07 | 13.3 |
Defined benefit |
1.36 | 3.0 | 0.42 | 1.0 | 7.51 | 12.4 |
Defined contribution |
1.00 | 2.2 | 1.07 | 2.5 | 0.55 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
3.18 | 7.0 | 3.17 | 7.4 | 3.23 | 5.3 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.57 | 5.7 | 2.57 | 6.0 | 2.58 | 4.3 |
Social Security(4) |
2.05 | 4.5 | 2.06 | 4.8 | 1.97 | 3.2 |
Medicare |
0.52 | 1.2 | 0.51 | 1.2 | 0.62 | 1.0 |
Federal unemployment insurance |
0.02 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.1 | (5)- | (6)- |
State unemployment insurance |
0.13 | 0.3 | 0.14 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
Workers' compensation |
0.45 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |