Government & Private Sector Compensation
per Hour Worked: 2002 (USA)
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STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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All |
Share |
White Collar |
Service Occupations |
Service Industries |
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Total Compensation |
$31.20 |
100.0% |
$34.84 |
$23.92 |
$32.72 |
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Wages |
$22.00 |
70.5% |
$25.05 |
$15.54 |
$23.84 |
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Paid Leave |
$2.45 |
7.9% |
$2.54 |
$2.24 |
$2.22 |
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Exhibit: Sick Pay |
$0.61 |
2.0% |
$0.70 |
$0.41 |
$0.66 |
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Pay for Time |
$24.45 |
78.4% |
$27.59 |
$17.78 |
$26.06 |
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Benefits |
$6.74 |
21.6% |
$7.04 |
$6.14 |
$6.66 |
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Supplemental Pay |
$0.27 |
0.9% |
$0.15 |
$0.58 |
$0.18 |
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Insurance |
$2.85 |
9.1% |
$3.01 |
$2.39 |
$2.85 |
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Retirement & Savings |
$1.72 |
5.5% |
$1.85 |
$1.58 |
$1.70 |
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Legally Required |
$1.84 |
5.9% |
$1.96 |
$1.53 |
$1.86 |
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Other |
$0.06 |
0.2% |
$0.07 |
$0.06 |
$0.07 |
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PRIVATE SECTOR |
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All |
Share |
White Collar |
Blue Collar |
Service |
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Total Compensation |
$21.83 |
100.0% |
$26.60 |
$20.40 |
$10.99 |
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Wages |
$15.90 |
72.8% |
$19.62 |
$14.17 |
$8.45 |
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Paid Leave |
$1.44 |
6.6% |
$1.98 |
$1.14 |
$0.46 |
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Exhibit: Sick Pay |
$0.17 |
0.8% |
$0.24 |
$0.10 |
$0.07 |
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Total |
$17.34 |
79.4% |
$21.60 |
$15.31 |
$8.91 |
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Benefits |
$4.49 |
20.6% |
$4.98 |
$5.09 |
$2.12 |
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Supplemental Pay |
$0.60 |
2.7% |
$0.66 |
$0.74 |
$0.19 |
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Insurance |
$1.42 |
6.5% |
$1.60 |
$1.62 |
$0.60 |
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Retirement & Savings |
$0.62 |
2.8% |
$0.74 |
$0.70 |
$0.16 |
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Legally Required |
$1.82 |
8.3% |
$1.95 |
$2.00 |
$1.14 |
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Other |
$0.03 |
0.1% |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
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GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE SECTOR COMPARED |
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Government Employee Advantate |
% Difference |
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Total Compensation |
$9.37 |
42.9% |
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Wages |
$6.10 |
38.4% |
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Paid Leave |
$1.01 |
70.1% |
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Exhibit: Sick Pay |
$0.44 |
258.8% |
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Pay for Time |
$7.11 |
41.0% |
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Benefits |
$2.25 |
50.1% |
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Supplemental Pay |
($0.33) |
-55.0% |
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Insurance |
$1.43 |
100.7% |
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Retirement & Savings |
$1.10 |
177.4% |
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Legally Required |
$0.02 |
1.1% |
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Other |
$0.03 |
100.0% |
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Data from USDOL BLS: Cost per hour worked 2002.06. |
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