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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) |
42.48 | 100.0 | 40.23 | 100.0 | 57.60 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
29.32 | 69.0 | 28.37 | 70.5 | 35.69 | 62.0 |
Total benefits |
13.17 | 31.0 | 11.86 | 29.5 | 21.91 | 38.0 |
Paid leave |
3.17 | 7.5 | 3.01 | 7.5 | 4.23 | 7.3 |
Vacation |
1.55 | 3.6 | 1.54 | 3.8 | 1.58 | 2.7 |
Holiday |
0.94 | 2.2 | 0.89 | 2.2 | 1.21 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.50 | 1.2 | 0.41 | 1.0 | 1.09 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.19 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.37 | 3.2 | 1.49 | 3.7 | 0.56 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.37 | 0.9 | 0.39 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 0.4 |
Shift differentials |
0.07 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
0.93 | 2.2 | 1.03 | 2.6 | 0.26 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.45 | 8.1 | 3.00 | 7.4 | 6.52 | 11.3 |
Life |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.28 | 7.7 | 2.82 | 7.0 | 6.36 | 11.0 |
Short-term disability |
0.08 | 0.2 | 0.09 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
Long-term disability |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
Retirement and savings |
2.16 | 5.1 | 1.36 | 3.4 | 7.48 | 13.0 |
Defined benefit |
1.26 | 3.0 | 0.41 | 1.0 | 6.98 | 12.1 |
Defined contribution |
0.89 | 2.1 | 0.95 | 2.4 | 0.51 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
3.02 | 7.1 | 3.01 | 7.5 | 3.12 | 5.4 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.39 | 5.6 | 2.39 | 5.9 | 2.45 | 4.3 |
Social Security(4) |
1.91 | 4.5 | 1.91 | 4.8 | 1.87 | 3.2 |
Medicare |
0.49 | 1.1 | 0.47 | 1.2 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Federal unemployment insurance |
0.03 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.1 | (5)- | (6)- |
State unemployment insurance |
0.14 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.4 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
Workers' compensation |
0.46 | 1.1 | 0.45 | 1.1 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |