Fringe Benefits
1997 

The following breakdown represents the estimated value of so-called fringe benefits accruing to operating employees with annual wages of $65,400/$48,600* or more during the calendar year of 1997. The money values set forth are computed on costs actually known as of January 1997.

  PAID BY THE CARRIER

PER YEAR

# DURING MONTH
  Railroad Retirement Tier 1 (6.20%)

$4,054.80

$ 337.90
  Railroad Retirement Tier 2 (16.10%)

7,824.60

652.05
  Supplemental Pension

730.80

60.90
1/ Unemployment (RUIA)

592.80

49.40
4/ Health Plan (GA-23000)

5,879.76

489.98
  Health Plan - Retiree (GA-46000)

212.04

17.67
  Dental Plan

353.28

29.44
2/ Vacations

3,008.00

250.67
2/ Holidays

1,569.52

130.79
3/ Other

662.55

55.21
   

$ 24,888.15

$2,074.01
RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX
Tier 1 (6.2%)

$ 4,054.80

$ 337.90
PAID BY EMPLOYEE
Tier 2 (4.9%)

$ 2,381.40

$ 198.45
 

$ 6,436.20

$ 536.35
   
* $65,400 represents the minimum annual wage subject to a maximum railroad retirement Tier 1 tax.
$48,600 represents the minimum annual wage subject to the maximum railroad retirement Tier 2 tax.
Medicare is taxed at a rate of 1.45% with no annual maximum applicable.
# Per year total divided on a pro-rata basis per calendar month and rounded to the nearest 1 cent equivalent.
1/ This tax requirement will vary from year to year based upon the individual railroad's experience rating. The amount shown here is based on the Tax Rate of 5.55% and based on employee earnings of not more than $890.00 per month and $10,680.00 per year. The maximum rate is 12%.
2/ Taxable to employee as income.
3/ Includes jury duty pay, bereavement pay, $150,000 AD&D and liability insurance as part of the Off-Track Vehicle Accident provisions, along with other miscellaneous items attributable to fringe benefits.
4/ Employee contribution to Health Plan is $76.68 covering the period January, 1996 to July, 1998.
   
NOTE: Current information on Vacations, Holidays and Other no longer available. Information from 1987.