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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) |
46.21 | 100.0 | 43.94 | 100.0 | 61.37 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
31.80 | 68.8 | 30.90 | 70.3 | 37.80 | 61.6 |
Total benefits |
14.41 | 31.2 | 13.04 | 29.7 | 23.57 | 38.4 |
Paid leave |
3.46 | 7.5 | 3.30 | 7.5 | 4.51 | 7.3 |
Vacation |
1.69 | 3.7 | 1.69 | 3.8 | 1.70 | 2.8 |
Holiday |
1.01 | 2.2 | 0.97 | 2.2 | 1.30 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.52 | 1.1 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 1.15 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.23 | 0.5 | 0.21 | 0.5 | 0.36 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.61 | 3.5 | 1.76 | 4.0 | 0.63 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.41 | 0.9 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 0.29 | 0.5 |
Shift differentials |
0.08 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
1.12 | 2.4 | 1.24 | 2.8 | 0.29 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.72 | 8.1 | 3.24 | 7.4 | 6.95 | 11.3 |
Life |
0.06 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.52 | 7.6 | 3.04 | 6.9 | 6.77 | 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 |
2.39 | 5.2 | 1.52 | 3.5 | 8.19 | 13.3 |
Defined benefit |
1.36 | 2.9 | 0.42 | 1.0 | 7.65 | 12.5 |
Defined contribution |
1.02 | 2.2 | 1.10 | 2.5 | 0.54 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
3.23 | 7.0 | 3.22 | 7.3 | 3.29 | 5.4 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.62 | 5.7 | 2.62 | 6.0 | 2.61 | 4.2 |
Social Security(4) |
2.09 | 4.5 | 2.10 | 4.8 | 1.99 | 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 | 0.13 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
Workers' compensation |
0.46 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |