Author: U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) and Abt Associates, Inc.

Date Downloaded: 2/27/2008

Date Modified: 7/27/2010

Purpose: Calculates labor rates for administrative costs.

File Contents:

Worksheet Contents

BLS Wage Rates Contains BLS wage rates by job title.

ECI Wages and Benefits Indexes Contains quarterly Employment Cost Index (ECI) for 2001 through 2009. Calculates Q1-Q4 2009 

adjustment factors.

Calculated Benefits Calculates benefits in 2009 dollars for each job title.

Calculated Wages Calculates wages in 2009 dollars for each job title.

Final Labor Rates Contains final labor rates used for administrative cost calculation (in 2009 dollars).

File Name Data Used

None

Input Files (External data used in calculations/analysis):
Final Labor Rates, $2009

Labor Categories

Facility 

Management

Junior Technical 

(Facility)

CAD 

Operator

Clerical 

(Facility)

Contracted 

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological 

Technician

Senior 

Technical

Junior 

Technical 

(State)

Clerical 

(State)

Unloaded Wage Rate, $/hr $55.74 $26.18 $21.74 $12.28 $52.24 $27.66 $35.10 $18.99 $37.47 $22.38 $16.45

Benefits Factor 1.56 1.57 1.60 1.45 1.38 1.47 1.36 1.44 1.51 1.53 1.60

Indirect Costs (overhead) 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.15 1.15 1.15

Contractor Fee 1 1 1 1 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08

Loaded Rate, $/hr $99.90 $47.20 $40.00 $20.50 $116.90 $65.70 $77.20 $44.20 $65.00 $39.40 $30.30

Facility Contracted Company State Government
BLS Data Pull: Wages and Salaries

Facility and Contractor Wages

Abt Title BLS OES General Category BLS OES Subcategory

Data 

Year

Data 

Quarter

Mean Hourly 

Rate, May 2007

Wage 

Adjustment 

Factor

Hourly Rate, 

Average 2009 Comments

Facility Management Engineering and Natural Science 

Managers

Engineering Managers 2007 2 $53.37 1.04 $55.74

Junior Technical (Facility) Engineering Technicians Electrical and Electronics Engineering 

Technicians 2007 2 $25.07 1.04 $26.18

CAD Operator Drafters Architectural and Civil Drafters 2007 2 $20.82 1.04 $21.74 Use a different subcategory?

Contracted Manager Engineering and Natural Science 

Managers

Natural Sciences Managers 2007 2 $50.02 1.04 $52.24

Biologist Biological Scientists Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2007 2 $26.49 1.04 $27.66

Previous analysis uses earnings for 

"biological scientists." BLS no longer 

presents earnings for this category. Based 

on BLS description, this is a fitting 

subcateogry.

Statistician Statisticians Statisticians 2007 2 $33.61 1.04 $35.10

Biological Technician Science Technicians Biological Technician 2007 2 $18.18 1.04 $18.99 Hourly wage listed by BLS

Clerical (Facility) Office Clerks, General General Office Clerks 2007 2 $11.76 1.04 $12.28

State Wages

Abt Title BLS ECEC General Category BLS ECEC Subcategory Data 

Year

Data 

Quarter

Avg. Hourly 

Wage, March 

2001

Wage 

Adjustment 

Factor

Hourly Rate, 

Average 2009

Senior Technical State and Local Government, 

White-collar Occupations Professional Specialty and Technical 2001 1 $29.35 1.28 $37.47

Junior Technical (State) State and Local Government, 

White-collar Occupations Technical 2001 1 $17.53 1.28 $22.38

Clerical (State) State and Local Government, 

White-collar Occupations

Administrative Support, Including 

Clerical 2001 1 $12.88 1.28 $16.45

This wage could be taken from the 

Occupational Wages Handbooks category 

"Office Clerks, General" for local 

government.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

BLS does not present wages for the subcategories used in the previous analysis. Since wages for appropriate subcategories could not be identified in the ECEC 

or other, wages from the 2001 ECEC were used and adjusted to 2008 average values using Employment Cost Index (see ECI Wages and Benefits Indexes tab).

Wages were pulled from BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), 2001 (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/History/ecec_06292001.txt). Wages 

pulled 2/27/08.

Informations for State Wages:

Information for Facility and Contractor Wages:

Wages were pulled from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) web pages, (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). Wages pulled 2/20/09.

Hourly wages were adjusted from Qtr 2 2007 to 2008 average values using Employment Cost Index values (see ECI Wages and Benefits Indexes tab).
BLS Data Conversion: Benefits

Facility and Contractor Benefits

Abt Title

Data 

Year Quarter Wage Rates, June 2002

Benefits Factors, March 

2001

Benefits, June 

2002

Benefits 

Adjustment 

Factor

Benefits; Average 

$2009

Wages, Average 

$2009

Benefits Factor, 

Average $2009

Facility Management 2002 2 $43.81 1.53 $23.22 1.34 $31.14 $55.74 1.56

Junior Technical (Facility) 2002 2 $20.86 1.53 $11.06 1.34 $14.83 $26.18 1.57

CAD Operator 2002 2 $18.35 1.53 $9.73 1.34 $13.04 $21.74 1.60

Contracted Manager 2002 2 $39.07 1.38 $14.85 1.34 $19.91 $52.24 1.38

Biologist 2002 2 $25.35 1.38 $9.63 1.34 $12.92 $27.66 1.47

Statistician 2002 2 $26.77 1.35 $9.37 1.34 $12.57 $35.10 1.36

Biological Technician 2002 2 $16.24 1.38 $6.17 1.34 $8.27 $18.99 1.44

Clerical (Facility) 2002 2 $10.87 1.38 $4.13 1.34 $5.54 $12.28 1.45

State Wages

Abt Title

Data 

Year Quarter Wage Rates, June 2002

Benefits Factors, March 

2001

Benefits, June 

2002

Benefits 

Adjustment 

Factor

Benefits; Average 

$2009

Wages, Average 

$2009

Benefits Factor, 

Average $2009

Senior Technical 2002 2 $31.38 1.43 $13.49 1.41 $19.03 $37.47 1.51

Junior Technical (State) 2002 2 $18.74 1.45 $8.43 1.41 $11.89 $22.38 1.53

Clerical (State) 2002 2 $13.77 1.51 $7.02 1.41 $9.90 $16.45 1.60

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Information for Facility and Contractor and State Benefts:

Wage rates, previously adjusted for June 2002, were taken from the previous analysis. Benefit factors were taken from the previous analysis to calculate total hourly benefit costs to employers used in the previous analysis. 

Total benefits were adjusted to 2009 average values using the Employment Cost Trends Index for private industry and state, respectively (see ECI Wages and Benefits Indexes). New benefits factors were calculated using 

these updated numbers.
BLS Employment Cost Index, 2001-2009 Quarter Year

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm Adjust to 0 2009 Use "0" for Annual Average

Downloaded 7/27/10

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Wages and Salaries, state and local government, all workers, not seasonally adjusted

Year Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2001 88.875 87.6 88 89.7 90.2 1.26 1.28 1.27 1.25 1.24

2002 91.675 90.5 90.8 92.4 93 1.22 1.24 1.23 1.21 1.20

2003 94.15 93.4 93.6 94.6 95 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.18 1.18

2004 96.15 95.4 95.6 96.6 97 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.15

2005 98.625 97.6 97.8 99.1 100 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.12

2006 101.85 100.3 100.8 102.8 103.5 1.10 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.08

2007 105.55 104.1 104.6 106.4 107.1 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.05 1.04

2008 109.1 107.7 108.2 110.1 110.4 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.01

2009 111.85 110.9 111.5 112.4 112.6 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.99

Total Benefits, state and local government, all workers, not seasonally adjusted

Year Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2001 76.725 75.3 75.8 77.7 78.1 1.46 1.49 1.48 1.44 1.43

2002 80.75 78.9 79.3 81.8 83 1.39 1.42 1.41 1.37 1.35

2003 86.075 84.1 84.7 87.3 88.2 1.30 1.33 1.32 1.28 1.27

2004 91.725 89.5 90.3 93 94.1 1.22 1.25 1.24 1.20 1.19

2005 97.625 95.5 96 99 100 1.15 1.17 1.17 1.13 1.12

2006 102.825 100.7 101.3 104.1 105.2 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.07 1.06

2007 109.075 107 108 110.3 111 1.03 1.05 1.04 1.01 1.01

2008 112.825 111.4 111.8 113.9 114.2 0.99 1.00 1.00 0.98 0.98

2009 116.6 115.2 115.8 117.5 117.9 0.96 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.95

Wages and Salaries, private industry, professional, scientific, and technical services, not seasonally adjusted

Year Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2001 91.425 90.3 91 92 92.4 1.22 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.21

2002 92.775 92.5 92.9 93 92.7 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.20 1.21

2003 94.575 93.2 93.9 95.3 95.9 1.18 1.20 1.19 1.17 1.17

2004 98.15 96.8 97.8 98.7 99.3 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.13 1.13

2005 99.825 100 99.7 99.6 100 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12

2006 103 101.3 102.7 103.7 104.3 1.09 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.07

2007 107.4 105.9 107.1 107.9 108.7 1.04 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.03

2008 112.275 110.8 111.7 112.7 113.9 1.00 1.01 1.00 0.99 0.98

2009 114.25 114.4 114 114.2 114.4 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98

Total Benefits, private industry, all workers, not seasonally adjusted

Year Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Avg. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2001 80.1 78.9 79.6 80.6 81.3 1.40 1.42 1.41 1.39 1.38

2002 83.65 82.4 83.4 84.1 84.7 1.34 1.36 1.34 1.33 1.32

2003 88.725 87.1 88.2 89.4 90.2 1.26 1.28 1.27 1.25 1.24

2004 94.8 93 94.6 95.4 96.2 1.18 1.20 1.18 1.17 1.16

2005 99.2 98.1 99 99.7 100 1.13 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.12

2006 102.075 101 101.7 102.5 103.1 1.10 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.08

2007 104.525 103.2 104.3 105 105.6 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.07 1.06

2008 107.175 106.5 107 107.5 107.7 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.04

2009 108.525 108.2 108.4 108.7 108.8 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03

Information:

These indexes are used to adjust wage rates and benefits rates. Since the previous analysis, BLS has changed some 

reporting methods. In some cases, the appropriate wages could not be located in current BLS documents. These indexes 

were required to update wages and benefits from the previous analysis to the 2007 analysis.

Index Values Adjustment Factors to 2009 Average
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Abt Title BLS OES General Category BLS OES Subcategory

Hourly Rate (Annual 

Earnings/2080), May 2006

Mean Hourly 

Rate, May 2007

% Change over 

2006

Median Hourly 

Rate, May 2007

% Change 

over 2006

Facility Management Engineering and Natural 

Science Managers Engineering Managers $50.69 $55.58 9.7% $53.37 5.3%

Junior Technical (Facility) Engineering Technicians Electrical and Electronics 

Engineering Technicians $24.36 $25.23 3.6% $25.07 2.9%

CAD Operator Drafters Architectural and Civil 

Drafters $20.17 $21.77 7.9% $20.82 3.2%

Contracted Manager Engineering and Natural 

Science Managers Natural Sciences Managers $48.12 $54.41 13.1% $50.02 4.0%

Biologist Biological Scientists Zoologists and Wildlife 

Biologists $25.63 $28.11 9.7% $26.49 3.4%

Statistician Statisticians Statisticians $31.60 $34.69 9.8% $33.61 6.4%

Biological Technician Science Technicians Biological Technician $17.17 $19.35 12.7% $18.18 5.9%

Clerical (Facility) Office Clerks, General General Office Clerks $11.40 $12.48 9.5% $11.76 3.2%

$229.12 $251.62 9.8% $239.32 4.5%