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Paid sick leave: Limit on days accumulated

Table 37. Paid sick leave: Limit on days accumulated,  private industry workers,  National
Compensation Survey, March 2012

(Includes workers in sick leave plans1 that specify a fixed number of days and limit the number of accumulated carryover days)

Characteristics

Limit on paid sick leave days accumulated (in number of days)2

Mean
number of
days

10th
percentile

25th
percentile

50th
percentile
(median)

75th
percentile

90th
percentile

All workers

7

15

30

63

130

49

Worker characteristics

            

Management, professional, and related

10

20

40

80

130

58

    Management, business, and financial

–

15

31

65

130

54

    Professional and related

10

24

50

90

135

60

Service

10

15

30

60

120

48

Sales and office

10

20

24

60

110

43

    Sales and related

10

20

24

30

60

30

    Office and administrative support

10

20

30

88

130

53

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

6

10

24

–

130

43

    Installation, maintenance, and repair

6

10

24

65

130

44

Production, transportation, and material moving

5

–

20

60

150

45

    Production

5

7

15

25

–

22

    Transportation and material moving

5

–

27

110

160

59

Full time

7

15

30

60

120

48

Nonunion

7

15

30

60

120

44

Average wage within the following categories:3

            

    Second 25 percent

7

15

24

48

90

39

    Third 25 percent

7

15

30

60

130

49

    Highest 25 percent

–

19

40

94

150

63

        Highest 10 percent

10

20

45

100

150

65

Establishment characteristics

            

Goods-producing industries

5

–

12

22

30

21

    Manufacturing

5

5

10

22

–

21

Service-providing industries

10

20

30

65

130

52

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

–

18

24

38

135

46

        Wholesale trade

5

10

17

30

60

26

        Retail trade

–

–

24

24

30

24

        Utilities

65

90

110

120

130

104

    Information

–

15

65

90

130

60

    Financial activities

12

20

40

–

90

53

        Finance and insurance

12

20

45

90

100

57

            Credit intermediation and related activities

15

20

–

–

90

54

            Insurance carriers and related activities

10

20

45

–

130

62

        Real estate and rental and leasing

–

–

–

–

–

41

    Professional and business services

–

–

30

65

140

50

        Professional and technical services

–

–

25

–

65

37

    Education and health services

13

30

60

90

130

65

        Educational services

12

30

60

120

180

78

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

15

–

65

125

150

82

        Healthcare and social assistance

13

30

60

80

130

62

    Other services

–

–

–

–

–

39

1 to 99 workers

10

14

30

50

90

38

    1 to 49 workers

–

12

30

45

90

36

    50 to 99 workers

10

15

30

60

–

41

100 workers or more

6

18

30

72

140

55

    100 to 499 workers

6

15

24

40

90

38

Geographic areas

            

New England

–

–

–

–

–

56

Middle Atlantic

10

24

45

120

150

66

East North Central

–

20

30

72

130

54

West North Central

6

15

30

63

120

48

South Atlantic

10

16

30

60

105

44

East South Central

–

15

24

–

–

39

West South Central

–

–

30

65

150

48

Mountain

–

–

27

50

–

37

Pacific

7

12

24

60

120

43

1Employees earn or accrue a specified number of sick leave days
per year.  This number may vary by length of service.

3The categories are based on the average wage for each
occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both
above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the
estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note
for more details.

2The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate
position within each published series. For example, at the 50th
percentile or median, half of participating workers receive the same as
or more than the amount shown, and half receive the same as or less
than the amount shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of
participating&n bsp;workers receive the same or less than the amount shown.
The remaining percentiles follow the same logic.


NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet
publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and
related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.