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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) |
41.86 | 100.0 | 39.61 | 100.0 | 57.02 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
28.88 | 69.0 | 27.93 | 70.5 | 35.29 | 61.9 |
Total benefits |
12.98 | 31.0 | 11.68 | 29.5 | 21.73 | 38.1 |
Paid leave |
3.10 | 7.4 | 2.94 | 7.4 | 4.20 | 7.4 |
Vacation |
1.52 | 3.6 | 1.51 | 3.8 | 1.59 | 2.8 |
Holiday |
0.92 | 2.2 | 0.88 | 2.2 | 1.20 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.49 | 1.2 | 0.40 | 1.0 | 1.08 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.18 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.30 | 3.1 | 1.41 | 3.6 | 0.57 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.36 | 0.8 | 0.37 | 0.9 | 0.25 | 0.4 |
Shift differentials |
0.07 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
0.87 | 2.1 | 0.96 | 2.4 | 0.26 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.46 | 8.3 | 3.00 | 7.6 | 6.52 | 11.4 |
Life |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.28 | 7.8 | 2.83 | 7.1 | 6.35 | 11.1 |
Short-term disability |
0.08 | 0.2 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
Long-term disability |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Retirement and savings |
2.13 | 5.1 | 1.35 | 3.4 | 7.34 | 12.9 |
Defined benefit |
1.27 | 3.0 | 0.44 | 1.1 | 6.85 | 12.0 |
Defined contribution |
0.86 | 2.0 | 0.91 | 2.3 | 0.50 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
2.99 | 7.2 | 2.98 | 7.5 | 3.10 | 5.4 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.36 | 5.6 | 2.35 | 5.9 | 2.43 | 4.3 |
Social Security(4) |
1.88 | 4.5 | 1.88 | 4.8 | 1.85 | 3.2 |
Medicare |
0.48 | 1.1 | 0.47 | 1.2 | 0.58 | 1.0 |
Federal unemployment insurance |
0.02 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.1 | (5)- | (6)- |
State unemployment insurance |
0.14 | 0.3 | 0.14 | 0.4 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
Workers' compensation |
0.48 | 1.1 | 0.46 | 1.2 | 0.60 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |