ICR Attachment H - Federal Government Labor Rates Methodology

OMB Control Number 2070-0060; EPA ICR Number 0277.15

ICR ATTACHMENT H

EPA/Federal Government Labor Costs

EPA or Federal Government – NAICS 999100
Labor Category:	Formula	Managerial	Technical	Clerical
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$48.17	$33.12	$19.00
Benefits Percentage2	Lb = B/W	43%	43%	43%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$20.71	$14.24	$8.17
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$68.88	$47.36	$27.17
Overhead Percentage3	Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$34.44	$23.68	$13.59
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$103.32	$71.04	$40.76
1. Data Source: BLS	http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999100.htm			May 2007 data
NAICS 999100 - Federal Executive Branch
Standard Occupational Codes:
Management: 11-0000, Management Occupations
Technical: 19-0000, Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Clerical: 43-0000, Office and Administrative Support Occupations
2. Fringe benefits/wage per hour.
3. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, Sixth Edition, EPA-452-02-001, January 2002, pg. 2-34. The loading for indirect costs is within the range of 20-70% of the load labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.