Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0766-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-05-17T04:00Z

Attachment D
                                       
             Work Sheets used to Calculate Industry Labor Costs  
This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0766 and is part of the ICR's Supporting Statement.

NAICS:  325300
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Labor Cost Category
Formula
                                  Managerial
                                   Technical
                                   Clerical
Unloaded Hourly Rate [1]
 = W
                                    $55.84 
                                    $28.25 
                                    $17.23 
Benefits Percentage [2]
Lb = B/W
                                      44%
                                      44%
                                      44%
Benefits per hour
B = W*Lb
                                    $24.35 
                                    $12.32 
                                    $7.51 
Loaded Hourly Rate
Wb = W+B = W(1+Lb)
                                    $80.19 
                                    $40.57 
                                    $24.74 
Overhead Percentage [3]
Lo = OH/Wb
                                      50%
                                      50%
                                      50%
Overhead per hour
OH = Wb*Lo
                                    $40.09 
                                    $20.28 
                                    $12.37 
Fully Loaded Wage Rate
Wf = Wb + OH
                                   $120.28 
                                    $60.85 
                                    $37.11 

 = W + B + OH  

1.  Data Source:  BLS http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_325300.htm     May 2010 data
     NAICS 325300 - Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
     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.