Government & Private Sector Compensation
per Hour Worked: 2002 (USA)

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

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