Attachment E: Wage Rates - States & Applicators

EPA ICR No. 1249.12; OMB Control No. 2070-0074

Attachment E

Work Sheet used to Calculate State (Reporting Agency) and Applicator Labor Costs

This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0460 and is part of the ICR’s Supporting Statement

NAICS: 999200

_{State Government}

Labor Category:	Formula	Managerial	Technical	Clerical
Unloaded Hourly Rate1	= W	$41.65	$28.45	$19.47
Benefits Percentage2	Lb = B/W	46.0%	46.0%	46.0%
Benefits per hour	B = W*Lb	$19.17	$13.09	$8.96
Loaded Hourly Rate	Wb = W + B = W(1+Lb)	$60.82	$41.54	$28.43
Overhead Percentage3	Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%
Overhead per hour	OH = Wb*Lo	$30.41	$20.77	$14.22
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	Wf = Wb + OH = W + B + OH	$91.23	$62.31	$42.65

1. Data Source: BLS http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999200.htm May 2015 data

NAICS 999200 - State Government

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.