THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Components of the 2017-2018 Fringe Benefit Rate
June 9th, 2017
| Benefit Category | Faculty & Academic Staff | University Staff & UW-Extension Permanent Staff | LTEs | Res. Assoc. & Grad. Interns | RAs/PAs/TAs & Fellows/Scholars | Ad Hoc Program Specialist/Undergrad. Assistants/Interns | Post-Doc. Fellows & Trainees | Student Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Continuation | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Unemployment Compensation | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||
| Medicare | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Social Security | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 2.6 | |
| Health Insurance | 16.8 | 27.7 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 23.4 | 15.9 | ||
| Life Insurance | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Retirement | 10.8 | 11.0 | 2.0 | |||||
| Worker's Compensation | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||
| Terminal Leave | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Other | 0.1 | |||||||
| Carryover, Over/Under Recovery | (0.3) | (2.4) | (3.4) | (0.9) | (0.5) | (1.4) | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Total | 35.0 | 44.6 | 8.6 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 16.5 | 3.2 |