Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by census region and division, and area, December 2007
Census region and division(1) Area
Northeast Northeast divisions South South divisions Midwest Midwest divisions West West divisions Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan
Compensation area area
component
New England Middle Atlantic South Atlantic East South Central West South Central East North Central West North Central Mountain Pacific
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $30.18 100.0 $30.38 100.0 $30.10 100.0 $23.64 100.0 $25.19 100.0 $20.05 100.0 $23.09 100.0 $25.63 100.0 $26.75 100.0 $23.18 100.0 $28.27 100.0 $24.21 100.0 $29.99 100.0 $27.69 100.0 $19.49 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 20.99 69.5 21.62 71.2 20.72 68.9 16.99 71.9 18.09 71.8 14.31 71.4 16.69 72.2 17.93 69.9 18.63 69.6 16.40 70.7 20.05 70.9 17.44 72.0 21.16 70.6 19.55 70.6 13.83 71.0
Total benefits............................... 9.20 30.5 8.76 28.8 9.37 31.1 6.65 28.1 7.10 28.2 5.74 28.6 6.41 27.8 7.71 30.1 8.12 30.4 6.79 29.3 8.22 29.1 6.78 28.0 8.83 29.4 8.14 29.4 5.66 29.0
Paid leave................................. 2.26 7.5 2.25 7.4 2.27 7.5 1.49 6.3 1.61 6.4 1.19 6.0 1.46 6.3 1.70 6.6 1.79 6.7 1.51 6.5 1.90 6.7 1.47 6.1 2.09 7.0 1.91 6.9 1.10 5.6
Vacation................................. 1.13 3.7 1.14 3.7 1.13 3.7 .77 3.2 .82 3.3 .66 3.3 .73 3.2 .89 3.5 .92 3.4 .82 3.5 .98 3.5 .77 3.2 1.07 3.6 .98 3.5 .58 3.0
Holiday.................................. .74 2.4 .77 2.5 .73 2.4 .49 2.1 .52 2.1 .38 1.9 .50 2.2 .57 2.2 .60 2.2 .49 2.1 .62 2.2 .49 2.0 .68 2.3 .63 2.3 .37 1.9
Sick..................................... .30 1.0 .26 .8 .31 1.0 .18 .8 .21 .8 .11 .6 .18 .8 .19 .7 .20 .7 .16 .7 .25 .9 .18 .7 .28 .9 .24 .9 .11 .6
Other.................................... .10 .3 .09 .3 .11 .4 .05 .2 .06 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2 .06 .3 .07 .3 .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .1 .05 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2
Supplemental pay........................... 1.04 3.4 .86 2.8 1.12 3.7 .63 2.7 .63 2.5 .55 2.7 .68 3.0 .78 3.0 .84 3.1 .63 2.7 .80 2.8 .76 3.1 .82 2.7 .82 3.0 .58 3.0
Overtime and premium(2).................. .29 1.0 .27 .9 .30 1.0 .25 1.0 .25 1.0 .22 1.1 .27 1.2 .30 1.2 .31 1.2 .25 1.1 .26 .9 .23 1.0 .27 .9 .27 1.0 .29 1.5
Shift differentials...................... .07 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2 .06 .3 .07 .3 .07 .4 .06 .2 .09 .3 .10 .4 .07 .3 .06 .2 .05 .2 .06 .2 .07 .3 .06 .3
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .68 2.3 .53 1.8 .75 2.5 .32 1.4 .32 1.3 .26 1.3 .36 1.6 .39 1.5 .43 1.6 .31 1.4 .49 1.7 .47 2.0 .49 1.6 .49 1.8 .23 1.2
Insurance.................................. 2.25 7.5 2.10 6.9 2.31 7.7 1.74 7.3 1.80 7.1 1.72 8.6 1.64 7.1 2.15 8.4 2.28 8.5 1.87 8.1 2.05 7.2 1.75 7.2 2.17 7.2 2.08 7.5 1.61 8.3
Life..................................... .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .2
Health................................... 2.09 6.9 1.97 6.5 2.14 7.1 1.61 6.8 1.66 6.6 1.61 8.0 1.52 6.6 2.00 7.8 2.11 7.9 1.75 7.5 1.93 6.8 1.65 6.8 2.05 6.8 1.94 7.0 1.52 7.8
Short-term disability.................... .08 .3 .05 .2 .09 .3 .05 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .07 .3 .07 .3 .05 .2 .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .06 .2 .04 .2
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .1 .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .04 .2 .02 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.14 3.8 1.05 3.4 1.18 3.9 .87 3.7 1.04 4.1 .57 2.9 .75 3.2 .93 3.6 .99 3.7 .79 3.4 .93 3.3 .71 2.9 1.03 3.4 1.02 3.7 .60 3.1
Defined benefit.......................... .53 1.7 .44 1.4 .57 1.9 .36 1.5 .43 1.7 .22 1.1 .32 1.4 .46 1.8 .51 1.9 .36 1.5 .43 1.5 .27 1.1 .49 1.6 .46 1.7 .27 1.4
Defined contribution..................... .61 2.0 .61 2.0 .62 2.0 .51 2.2 .62 2.5 .35 1.8 .42 1.8 .47 1.8 .48 1.8 .43 1.9 .51 1.8 .44 1.8 .53 1.8 .56 2.0 .33 1.7
Legally required benefits.................. 2.50 8.3 2.51 8.2 2.50 8.3 1.92 8.1 2.02 8.0 1.70 8.5 1.87 8.1 2.15 8.4 2.23 8.3 1.98 8.5 2.53 9.0 2.09 8.6 2.72 9.1 2.30 8.3 1.77 9.1
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.77 5.9 1.82 6.0 1.75 5.8 1.41 5.9 1.49 5.9 1.22 6.1 1.38 6.0 1.51 5.9 1.57 5.9 1.39 6.0 1.67 5.9 1.46 6.0 1.76 5.9 1.63 5.9 1.18 6.1
Social Security(3)..................... 1.42 4.7 1.46 4.8 1.40 4.7 1.13 4.8 1.19 4.7 .99 4.9 1.10 4.8 1.22 4.7 1.26 4.7 1.12 4.8 1.34 4.7 1.17 4.8 1.41 4.7 1.31 4.7 .96 4.9
Medicare............................... .35 1.2 .36 1.2 .35 1.2 .28 1.2 .30 1.2 .24 1.2 .27 1.2 .30 1.2 .31 1.2 .27 1.2 .33 1.2 .29 1.2 .35 1.2 .32 1.2 .23 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .2
State unemployment insurance............. .22 .7 .22 .7 .22 .7 .10 .4 .10 .4 .08 .4 .10 .5 .16 .6 .17 .6 .14 .6 .18 .7 .12 .5 .21 .7 .16 .6 .12 .6
Workers' compensation.................... .48 1.6 .43 1.4 .49 1.6 .38 1.6 .40 1.6 .37 1.8 .36 1.6 .44 1.7 .45 1.7 .42 1.8 .64 2.3 .47 2.0 .72 2.4 .48 1.7 .43 2.2
1 The States that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East
South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
2 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
3 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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