A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percent of Total Compensation
February 2006
Report Number 06-703
Overall Conclusion
The minimum value of the total compensation package for the average classified, full-time state employee for fiscal year 2005 was $48,716, or $23.42 per hour. This is an increase of 48 percent over the average annual salary of $32,848, or $15.79 per hour. The State's total compensation package is 67 percent salary and 33 percent benefits. This compares favorably with other state and local governments' compensation packages, which average 68 percent salary and 32 percent benefits according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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