Table 1
Benefits represent a higher percentage of total compensation for Pennsylvania public school teachers than for full-time employees in the private sector: Employer costs for full-time employee wages and benefits as a percentage of total compensation, by sector, June 2013
| Private-sector employees | State and local government employees | Public school teachers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Salary (W-2 wages) | 77.6% | 69.0% | 70.8% |
| All benefits | 22.4% | 31.0% | 29.2% |
| Insurance (life, health, etc.) | 10.1% | 14.1% | 15.8% |
| Retirement and savings | 4.5% | 10.5% | 6.1% |
| Legally required & other benefits | 7.9% | 6.4% | 6.1% |
| Retiree health benefits | n.a. | n.a. | 1.0% |
| Tuition | n.a. | n.a. | 0.4% |
| Memo: | |||
| Benefits mark-up on wages | 1.289 | 1.449 | 1.412 |
Notes: “n.a.” means data are not available. Due to rounding, numbers may not always add up to the precise totals.
Sources: Data for Pennsylvania public school teachers from Pennsylvania Department of Education-2057 Annual Financial Reports. Data for private-sector employees and state and local government employees from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (with unpublished detailed compensation data for the Mid-Atlantic Census Division), U.S. Department of Labor, June 2013.
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