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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) |
43.26 | 100.0 | 41.03 | 100.0 | 58.25 | 100.0 |
Wages and salaries |
29.86 | 69.0 | 28.97 | 70.6 | 35.90 | 61.6 |
Total benefits |
13.39 | 31.0 | 12.06 | 29.4 | 22.35 | 38.4 |
Paid leave |
3.20 | 7.4 | 3.05 | 7.4 | 4.27 | 7.3 |
Vacation |
1.57 | 3.6 | 1.56 | 3.8 | 1.60 | 2.8 |
Holiday |
0.95 | 2.2 | 0.90 | 2.2 | 1.23 | 2.1 |
Sick |
0.50 | 1.1 | 0.41 | 1.0 | 1.09 | 1.9 |
Personal |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.17 | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.6 |
Supplemental pay |
1.41 | 3.3 | 1.53 | 3.7 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Overtime and premium(3) |
0.38 | 0.9 | 0.40 | 1.0 | 0.27 | 0.5 |
Shift differentials |
0.07 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
Nonproduction bonuses |
0.96 | 2.2 | 1.06 | 2.6 | 0.27 | 0.5 |
Insurance |
3.48 | 8.0 | 3.02 | 7.4 | 6.61 | 11.3 |
Life |
0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
Health |
3.30 | 7.6 | 2.84 | 6.9 | 6.43 | 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 |
2.21 | 5.1 | 1.39 | 3.4 | 7.73 | 13.3 |
Defined benefit |
1.30 | 3.0 | 0.43 | 1.0 | 7.23 | 12.4 |
Defined contribution |
0.91 | 2.1 | 0.97 | 2.4 | 0.51 | 0.9 |
Legally Required benefits |
3.09 | 7.1 | 3.08 | 7.5 | 3.14 | 5.4 |
Social Security and Medicare |
2.46 | 5.7 | 2.45 | 6.0 | 2.48 | 4.3 |
Social Security(4) |
1.96 | 4.5 | 1.97 | 4.8 | 1.89 | 3.2 |
Medicare |
0.50 | 1.1 | 0.48 | 1.2 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Federal unemployment insurance |
0.02 | 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 |
0.47 | 1.1 | 0.46 | 1.1 | 0.59 | 1.0 |
Footnotes |