Attachment F -Worksheet -Labor Costs

ATTACHMENT F:

Worksheets Used to Calculate Pesticide Industry (Tolerance Petitioner) Labor Costs

NAICS:
541710
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering,
and Life Sciences
Labor Category:

Formula

Unloaded Hourly
Rate1
Benefits
Percentage2
Benefits per hour
Loaded Hourly
Rate
Overhead
Percentage3
Overhead per hour
Fully Loaded
Hourly Rate

Managerial

Natural Science
Managers

Technical

Soil and Plant
Scientists

Biological
Technicians
$22.97

Clerical

$33.90

Biological
Scientists
$41.49

=W

$76.51

$78.17

$39.80

Lb =
B/W
B=
W*Lb
Wb = W
+B=
W(1+Lb)
Lo =
OH/Wb
OH =
Wb*Lo
Wf = Wb
+ OH
=W+B
+ OH

46.3%

46.3%

46.3%

46.3%

46.3%

46.3%

46.3%

$35.43

$36.20

$18.43

$15.70

$19.22

$10.64

$10.53

$111.94

$114.37

$58.23

$49.60

$60.71

$33.61

$33.27

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

$55.97

$57.19

$29.12

$24.80

$30.35

$16.80

$16.64

$167.92

$171.56

$87.35

$74.40

$91.06

$50.41

$49.91

1. Data
Source: BLS
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541710.htm
NAICS - 541700 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and
Life Sciences
Standard
Occupational
Codes:
11-0000, Management
Management:
Occupations
Natural
11-9121, Natural
Science Managers Science Managers

May 2014
data

$22.74

19-0000, Life, Physical, and Social Science
Occupations
19-1013, Soil and Plant
Scientists

Technical:
Updated 4/08/14
Soil and Plant
Scientists:
Biological
Scientists:
19-1029, Biological Scientists, All Others
Biological
19-4021, Biological
Technicians:
Technicians
Clerical:
43-0000, Office and Administrative Support Occupations
2. Fringe benefits/wage per hour. The average for non farm, non federal civilian workers.

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 fo
within the range of 20-70% of the load labor rate (wage + benefits) suggested in EPA guidance.