THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Components of the 2016-2017 Fringe Benefit Rate
June 23rd, 2016
| Benefit Category | UW-Madison Faculty & Academic Staff | UW-Madison Classified Staff & UW-Extension Permanent Staff (Faculty, Academic Staff, and Classified) | LTE | Research Associates and Grad Interns | Research, Project & Teaching Assistants, Pre-Doc Fellows/Trainees | Ad Hoc Program Specialists, Undergrad Assistants and Interns | Post-Doc Fellows/Trainees | Student Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Continuation | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Unemployment Compensation | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||
| Medicare | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Social Security | 6.1 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | ||
| Health Insurance | 18.1 | 29.7 | 1.4 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 17.4 | ||
| Life Insurance | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Retirement | 12.2 | 12.1 | 1.5 | |||||
| Worker's Compensation | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |||||
| Terminal Leave | 0.2 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Carryover, Over/Under Recovery | 0.7 | |||||||
| Total | 39.7 | 51.6 | 9.8 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 3.3 |