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View All NewsWorkers cost an average of $27.75 per hour
September 20, 2007
The cost per hour of life, health and disability insurance averaged $2.32 an hour, according to the BLS. Legally required benefits such as Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation, averaged $2.21 an hour. Benefits such as vacations, holidays and sick leave averaged $1.95 an hour and retirement savings and benefits averaged $1.17.