EPA ICR No. 0155.09                                       OMB Control
No. 2070-0029

ATTACHMENT F

Wage Rate Tables for Commercial Pesticide Applicators,

 State Government, and EPA   COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LABOR
COSTS

Labor Category	

Formula	

Technical



Unloaded Hourly Rate1	

= W	$14.11 



Benefits Percentage2 	

Lb = B/W	43%



Benefits per hour	

B = W*Lb	$6.07 



Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wb = W + B 

       = W(1+Lb)	$20.18 



Overhead Percentage3	

Lo = OH/Wb	50%



Overhead per hour	

OH = Wb*Lo	$10.09 



Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wf = Wb + OH

=  W + B + OH 	$30.27 

1.  Data Source:       HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_561710.htm#b37-0000" 
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics5_561710.htm#b37-0000 

     Technical:         37-2021, Pest Control Workers

     May 2006 data

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.



STATE GOVERNMENT LABOR COSTS

Labor Category	

Formula	

Managerial	

Technical	

Clerical



Unloaded Hourly Rate1	

= W	$35.19 	$24.19 	$16.27 



Benefits Percentage2	

Lb = B/W	43%	43%	43%



Benefits per hour	

B = W*Lb	$15.13 	$10.40 	$7.00 



Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wb = W + B 

       = W(1+Lb)	$50.32 	$34.59 	$23.27 



Overhead Percentage3	

Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%



Overhead per hour	

OH = Wb*Lo	$25.16 	$17.30 	$11.63 



Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wf = Wb + OH

=  W + B + OH 	$75.48 	$51.89 	$34.90 



1.  Data Source:    HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999200.htm" 
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999200.htm     

     Management:   11-0000, Management Occupations

     Technical:   19-0000, Life, Physical, and Social Science
Occupations

     Clerical:    43-0000, Office and Administrative Support Occupations

     May 2006 data

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. 

EPA LABOR COSTS

Labor Category	

Formula	

Managerial	

Technical	

Clerical



Unloaded Hourly Rate1	

= W	$47.16 	$31.18 	$18.29 



Benefits Percentage2	

Lb = B/W	43%	43%	43%



Benefits per hour	

B = W*Lb	$20.28 	$13.41 	$7.86 



Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wb = W + B 

       = W(1+Lb)	$67.44 	$44.59 	$26.15 



Overhead Percentage3	

Lo = OH/Wb	50%	50%	50%



Overhead per hour	

OH = Wb*Lo	$33.72 	$22.29 	$13.08 



Fully Loaded Hourly Rate	

Wf = Wb + OH

=  W + B + OH 	$101.16 	$66.88 	$39.23 



1.  Data Source:    HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999100.htm" 
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999100.htm     

     Management:   11-0000, Management Occupations

     Technical:   19-0000, Life, Physical, and Social Science
Occupations

     Clerical:    43-0000, Office and Administrative Support Occupations

     May 2006 data

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. 



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