{"id":81490,"date":"2009-12-14T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/chart-of-the-day-employer-cost-per-hour-worker-2009-12"},"modified":"2009-12-14T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T19:51:00","slug":"chart-of-the-day-bureaucrats-have-way-better-benefits-than-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/81490","title":{"rendered":"CHART OF THE DAY: Bureaucrats Have Way Better Benefits Than You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you choose a career, two of the biggest factors to consider are your benefits and your salary.<\/p>\n

If you’re the kind of person looking to make $500 million a year (a la Michael Milken), stay in the private sector. But for the rest of us, becoming a government employee seems like a more lucrative option.<\/p>\n

According to the BLS, total employer compensation costs for civilian workers, which include private industry and state and local government workers, averaged $29.40 per hour worked in September 2009.<\/p>\n

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $27.49 per hour worked in September 2009.<\/p>\n

State and local government employers spent an average of $39.83 per hour worked for total employee compensation in September 2009.<\/p>\n

But the killer part lies in the benefits. Health benefit employer costs were $4.43 per hour worked for state and local government and $2.01 in private industry. Ouch!<\/p>\n

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