Attachment E

NAICS: 541710
updated June 2, 2021
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Labor Category:

Formula

Unloaded Hourly Rate1
2

Benefits Percentage
Benefits per hour
Loaded Hourly Rate

Overhead Percentage3
Overhead per hour
Fully Loaded Hourly Rate

Managerial

=W

$89.10

Natural Science
Managers
$83.17

Lb = B/W

46.0%

46.0%

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

$

OH = Wb*Lo
Wf = Wb + OH
= W + B + OH

$

40.99
$130.09
50%
65.04
$195.13

$38.26
$121.43

Biological
Technicians
$25.53

46.0%

46.0%

46.0%

46.0%

46.0%

$65.82

$20.38
$64.68

$22.30
$70.77

$11.74
$37.27

$12.31
$39.08

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

$32.34
$97.02

$35.38
$106.15

$18.64
$55.91

$19.54
$58.63

$

50%
$60.71
$182.14

Biological
Scientists
$48.47

Clerical

$45.08

Soil and Plant
Scientists
$44.30

Technical

20.74

$

32.91
$98.73

1. Data Source: BLS
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_541710.htm
May 2020 data
NAICS - 541700 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
Standard Occupational Codes:
Management:
11-0000, Management Occupations
Natural Science Managers
11-9121, Natural Science Managers
Technical:
19-0000, Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Soil and Plant Scientists:
19-1013, Soil and Plant Scientists
Biological Scientists:
19-1029, Biological Scientists, All Others
Biological Technicians:
19-4021, Biological 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 for indirect costs is

$26.77