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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) |
46.14 | 100.0 | 43.78 | 100.0 | 61.27 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
31.72 | 68.8 | 30.76 | 70.3 | 37.90 | 61.9 |
Total benefits |
14.41 | 31.2 | 13.02 | 29.7 | 23.37 | 38.1 |
Paid leave |
3.46 | 7.5 | 3.31 | 7.6 | 4.46 | 7.3 |
Vacation |
1.69 | 3.7 | 1.69 | 3.9 | 1.66 | 2.7 |
Holiday |
1.02 | 2.2 | 0.97 | 2.2 | 1.29 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.53 | 1.1 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 1.16 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.23 | 0.5 | 0.21 | 0.5 | 0.36 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.62 | 3.5 | 1.77 | 4.1 | 0.61 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.41 | 0.9 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 0.27 | 0.4 |
Shift differentials |
0.08 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
1.13 | 2.4 | 1.26 | 2.9 | 0.28 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.70 | 8.0 | 3.20 | 7.3 | 6.90 | 11.3 |
Life |
0.06 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.50 | 7.6 | 3.00 | 6.9 | 6.73 | 11.0 |
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 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Retirement and savings |
2.42 | 5.2 | 1.52 | 3.5 | 8.14 | 13.3 |
Defined benefit |
1.39 | 3.0 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 7.58 | 12.4 |
Defined contribution |
1.02 | 2.2 | 1.10 | 2.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
3.21 | 7.0 | 3.21 | 7.3 | 3.26 | 5.3 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.61 | 5.7 | 2.61 | 6.0 | 2.60 | 4.3 |
Social Security(4) |
2.08 | 4.5 | 2.10 | 4.8 | 1.98 | 3.2 |
Medicare |
0.53 | 1.2 | 0.52 | 1.2 | 0.62 | 1.0 |
Federal unemployment insurance |
0.03 | 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 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |