Table 27. Nonproduction bonuses:1 Access, State and local government workers, National
Compensation Survey, March 2008

(All workers = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Nonproduction bonus

All
nonproduction
bonuses

Employee
recognition
bonus

Payment in
lieu of
benefits
bonus

Longevity
bonus

Other
bonus

All workers

29

5

12

6

5

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

28

5

12

4

5

    Professional and related

27

4

12

4

5

        Teachers

24

3

13

3

5

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

27

3

16

3

6

        Registered nurses

33

4

7

5

Service

32

6

11

8

6

    Protective service

42

13

13

7

Sales and office

31

7

13

6

5

    Office and administrative support

31

7

13

6

4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

31

4

13

8

7

Production, transportation, and material moving

28

2

11

6

5

Full time

33

6

14

6

6

Part time

11

1

4

2

1

Union

34

5

21

6

6

Nonunion

26

5

5

5

5

Average wage within the following percentiles:2

    Less than 10

16

3

3

3

    10 to under 25

27

3

8

5

6

    25 to under 50

32

7

12

7

5

    50 to under 75

34

6

13

8

7

    75 to under 90

30

6

16

4

5

    90 or greater

29

5

17

4

5

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

29

5

12

6

5

    Education and health services

25

4

11

3

4

        Educational services

22

3

11

3

4

            Elementary and secondary schools

22

2

14

3

4

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

20

8

4

3

4

        Health care and social assistance

44

8

10

4

6

            Hospitals

40

5

9

4

5

    Public administration

38

8

14

9

6

1 to 99 workers

29

2

10

7

5

    1 to 49 workers

28

1

7

5

6

    50 to 99 workers

31

3

13

10

3

100 workers or more

29

5

12

5

5

    100 to 499 workers

32

2

15

7

5

    500 workers or more

28

7

11

5

6

State government

40

14

13

6

7

Local government

26

2

12

6

5

Geographic areas

New England

38

18

11

10

Middle Atlantic

28

13

4

9

East North Central

28

22

9

2

West North Central

18

6

3

South Atlantic

35

8

3

7

12

East South Central

1

West South Central

31

4

8

5

4

Mountain

23

4

Pacific

35

16

25

2

1See Technical Note for definitions. The following nonproduction bonuses were provided to less than 5 percent of all employees and are not published separately: Attendance bonus, cash profit-sharing bonus, end-of-year bonus, holiday bonus, safety bonus, suggestion bonus, hiring bonus, referral bonus, retention bonus, union-related bonus, and management incentive bonus.

2The percentile groupings are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers both above and
below the threshold. The percentile values are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational
Earnings in the United States, 2007." See Technical Note for more details.

3Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria.