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The Chart below shows the State by State cost of Mandatory Social Security
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Using General Accounting Office estimates for total
non-covered payroll, the five-year Social Security costs are $24 billion.
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Full details of the estimate can be found in Section V of
the report. This analysis includes both the employer and |
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employee cost of mandatory coverage. |
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Sources: |
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Number not Covered * Based on
Social Security Administration, Office of Research and Statistics, Table 1-5
— Estimates |
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of Social Security Administration of Non-Covered State and
Local Government Workers. 1992 (unpublished) |
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Assumptions: 9% terminations
include retirements, death and job turnovers; 3% salary increase
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New Hire Pay: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, 1997 Statistical Abstract of the United States Government
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*Note: When system reports of number of uncovered employees
differed, those report numbers are shown and the |
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differences are footnoted. |
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Appendix B |
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State-by-State Cost Analysis Of Mandatory Social Security
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State |
Employees Not Covered by Social Security |
Annual Number of Employee Terminations (9%) Average Annual
Pay for New Hires First Year Employer SS Tax First Year Employee and
Employer Year 2-Cumulative |
Year 3-Cumulative |
Year 4-Cumulative |
Year 5-Cumulative |
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Alabama |
27,911 |
2,512 |
26,226 |
$ 4,084,537 |
$ 8,169,073 |
$ 24,997,364 |
$ 50,997,073 |
$ 86,703,340 |
$ 132,675,159 |
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Alaska |
33,325 |
2,999 |
48,301 |
8,981,798 |
17,963,596 |
54,968,603 |
112,141,339 |
190,658,562 |
291,749,488 |
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Arizona |
11,908 |
1,072 |
33,010 |
2,193,427 |
4,386,854 |
13,423,774 |
27,385,814 |
46,560,350 |
71,247,564 |
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Arkansas |
15,902 |
1,431 |
24,798 |
2,200,408 |
4,400,816 |
13,466,496 |
27,472,972 |
46,708,532 |
71,474,316 |
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California |
903,027 |
81,272 |
25,074 |
126,344,526 |
252,689,053 |
773,228,502 |
1,577,461,950 |
2,681,942,553 |
4,103,961,329 |
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Los Angeles teachers estimates a $440 million 10-year cost;
school districts statewide will have a $3.8 billion 10- year cost; CALPERS
estimates a $5.5 billion 10-year cost and also estimates 750,000 employees
not covered by Social Security. |
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Colorado |
180,076 |
16,207 |
34,397 |
34,562,462 |
69,124,923 |
211,522,266 |
431,526,159 |
733,664,840 |
1,122,668,391 |
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Colorado PERA estimates a $137.4 million three-year costs,
and $275 million when including the members’ Social Security tax. PERA
covers about 152,000 active members. FPPA and Denver Public Schools have not
explicitly estimated these costs. |
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Connecticut |
61,228 |
5,511 |
42,480 |
14,513,537 |
29,027,074 |
88,822,847 |
181,207,316 |
308,081,986 |
471,433,124 |
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Delaware |
3,632 |
327 |
34,060 |
690,276 |
1,380,551 |
4,224,487 |
8,618,367 |
14,652,629 |
22,421,741 |
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Florida |
61,817 |
5,564 |
30,345 |
10,467,320 |
20,934,640 |
64,059,997 |
130,688,674 |
222,192,058 |
340,002,664 |
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Georgia |
102,120 |
9,191 |
27,682 |
15,774,002 |
31,548,004 |
96,536,892 |
196,944,724 |
334,838,147 |
512,375,928 |
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Hawaii |
14,209 |
1,279 |
34,153 |
2,707,883 |
5,415,766 |
16,572,243 |
33,809,001 |
57,480,815 |
87,958,275 |
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Idaho |
3,741 |
337 |
30,191 |
630,222 |
1,260,445 |
3,856,961 |
7,868,578 |
13,377,866 |
20,471,075 |
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Illinois |
351,845 |
31,666 |
38,875 |
76,323,448 |
152,646,895 |
467,099,500 |
952,928,773 |
1,620,134,309 |
2,479,161,437 |
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Illinois system estimates a $1.6 billion first year cost,
but that assumes ALL are in Social Security. Illinois reported 351,845 not
in Social Security. Social Security reported 342,969 not covered. This
number included State systems, City of Chicago, Cook County, Downstate
Systems. |
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Indiana |
48,530 |
4,368 |
30,801 |
8,340,740 |
16,681,480 |
51,045,329 |
104,137,475 |
177,050,690 |
270,926,454 |
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Iowa |
21,702 |
1,953 |
30,678 |
3,715,036 |
7,430,071 |
22,736,018 |
46,383,706 |
78,859,864 |
120,672,918 |
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Kansas |
19,512 |
1,756 |
28,898 |
3,146,285 |
6,292,570 |
19,255,263 |
39,282,625 |
66,786,868 |
102,198,581 |
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Kentucky |
64,120 |
5,771 |
30,962 |
11,077,801 |
22,155,603 |
67,796,144 |
138,310,781 |
235,150,882 |
359,832,512 |
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Teachers have 75,000 active and retired members; Social
Security shows 64,120 actives not covered. |
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Louisiana |
220,876 |
19,879 |
23,800 |
29,333,216 |
58,666,433 |
179,519,284 |
366,236,939 |
622,662,518 |
952,810,452 |
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Louisiana Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems
(LAPERS) estimates the 5-year costs (when totaled for each division) to be
$950 million. The study reported 220,876 were not covered; Social Security
reported 217,054. Average salary of new hires taken from the LAPERS report
was $23,800. |
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Maine |
37,838 |
3,405 |
29,845 |
6,301,404 |
12,602,807 |
38,564,590 |
78,675,545 |
133,761,257 |
204,684,110 |
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Maryland |
28,126 |
2,531 |
38,113 |
5,981,614 |
11,963,228 |
36,607,477 |
74,682,842 |
126,973,010 |
194,296,602 |
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Mass. |
301,520 |
27,137 |
36,985 |
62,226,892 |
124,453,784 |
380,828,580 |
776,927,638 |
1,320,903,679 |
2,021,272,832 |
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Massachusetts estimates 300,000 not covered under Social
Security. |
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Michigan |
85,808 |
7,723 |
40,665 |
19,470,699 |
38,941,399 |
119,160,680 |
243,099,469 |
413,308,740 |
632,453,176 |
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Minn. |
72,948 |
6,565 |
36,351 |
14,796,496 |
29,592,992 |
90,554,554 |
184,740,169 |
314,088,413 |
480,624,277 |
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Mississippi |
17,722 |
1,595 |
24,285 |
2,401,510 |
4,803,020 |
14,697,241 |
29,983,813 |
50,977,371 |
78,006,577 |
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Missouri |
59,992 |
5,399 |
28,276 |
9,465,447 |
18,930,893 |
57,928,533 |
118,179,886 |
200,925,078 |
307,459,512 |
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Montana |
12,666 |
1,140 |
29,751 |
2,102,677 |
4,205,354 |
12,868,383 |
26,252,762 |
44,633,977 |
68,299,791 |
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Nebraska |
10,294 |
926 |
30,037 |
1,725,320 |
3,450,640 |
10,558,960 |
21,541,313 |
36,623,745 |
56,042,377 |
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Nevada |
75,000 |
6,750 |
37,286 |
15,604,400 |
31,208,800 |
95,498,929 |
194,827,177 |
331,237,972 |
506,866,870 |
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Nevada PERS has 75,000 not in Social Security; Social
Security shows 53,564 not covered |
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Appendix B
(Continued) |
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State-by-State Cost Analysis Of Mandatory Social Security
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State |
Employees Not Covered by Social Security |
Annual Number of Employee Terminations (9%) Average Annual
Pay for New Hires First Year Employer SS Tax First Year Employee and
Employer Year 2-Cumulative |
Year 3-Cumulative |
Year 4-Cumulative |
Year 5-Cumulative |
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New Hamp. |
11,039 |
994 |
30,718 |
1,892,184 |
3,784,368 |
11,580,165 |
23,624,671 |
40,165,793 |
61,462,488 |
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New Jersey |
39,264 |
3,534 |
44,260 |
9,697,060 |
19,394,119 |
59,346,004 |
121,071,667 |
205,841,577 |
314,982,836 |
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New Mexico |
22,269 |
2,004 |
27,549 |
3,423,276 |
6,846,552 |
20,950,449 |
42,740,969 |
72,666,617 |
111,195,889 |
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New York |
90,680 |
8,161 |
42,833 |
21,673,420 |
43,346,840 |
132,641,329 |
270,601,316 |
460,066,364 |
704,002,614 |
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N. Carolina |
37,034 |
3,333 |
29,539 |
6,104,189 |
12,208,378 |
37,357,637 |
76,213,242 |
129,574,940 |
198,278,126 |
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N. Dakota |
7,831 |
705 |
29,337 |
1,281,932 |
2,563,863 |
7,845,422 |
16,005,429 |
27,211,840 |
41,640,094 |
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Ohio |
921,404 |
82,926 |
23,800 |
122,366,137 |
244,732,274 |
748,880,757 |
1,527,790,165 |
2,597,492,417 |
3,974,734,068 |
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Ohio report shows 921,404 for all 19 congressional districts
not covered; Social Security showed 644,961 not covered |
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Oklahoma |
13,633 |
1,227 |
25,706 |
1,955,486 |
3,910,973 |
11,967,577 |
24,415,031 |
41,509,534 |
63,518,707 |
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Oregon |
14,288 |
1,286 |
34,826 |
2,776,575 |
5,553,149 |
16,992,636 |
34,666,643 |
58,938,947 |
90,189,538 |
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Pennsylvania |
42,004 |
3,780 |
36,636 |
8,586,848 |
17,173,697 |
52,551,512 |
107,210,237 |
182,274,885 |
278,920,620 |
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Rhode Island |
9,852 |
887 |
39,552 |
2,174,329 |
4,348,658 |
13,306,895 |
27,147,370 |
46,154,955 |
70,627,222 |
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S. Carolina |
23,175 |
2,086 |
27,684 |
3,580,014 |
7,160,029 |
21,909,689 |
44,697,913 |
75,993,741 |
116,287,119 |
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S. Dakota |
2,266 |
204 |
21,855 |
276,341 |
552,683 |
1,691,210 |
3,450,234 |
5,865,960 |
8,976,207 |
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Tennessee |
41,549 |
3,739 |
27,894 |
6,466,944 |
12,933,888 |
39,577,697 |
80,742,382 |
137,275,216 |
210,061,241 |
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Texas |
515,751 |
46,418 |
28,317 |
81,492,777 |
162,985,554 |
498,735,794 |
1,017,469,916 |
1,729,864,776 |
2,647,073,158 |
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Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS)
estimates the 10-year cost at $9.55 billion. |
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Utah |
14,559 |
1,310 |
31,281 |
2,541,281 |
5,082,562 |
15,552,641 |
31,728,912 |
53,944,325 |
82,546,669 |
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Vermont |
1,664 |
150 |
27,381 |
254,240 |
508,480 |
1,555,948 |
3,174,287 |
5,396,805 |
8,258,297 |
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Virginia |
38,517 |
3,467 |
30,992 |
6,661,010 |
13,322,021 |
40,765,383 |
83,165,378 |
141,394,705 |
216,364,963 |
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Washington |
49,868 |
4,488 |
40,259 |
11,202,735 |
22,405,470 |
68,560,737 |
139,870,626 |
237,802,872 |
363,890,640 |
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W. Virginia |
6,220 |
560 |
25,804 |
895,608 |
1,791,217 |
5,481,123 |
11,182,029 |
19,011,272 |
29,091,423 |
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Wisconsin |
46,579 |
4,192 |
36,685 |
9,534,851 |
19,069,701 |
58,353,286 |
119,046,424 |
202,398,334 |
309,713,918 |
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Wyoming |
7,035 |
633 |
27,997 |
1,099,028 |
2,198,056 |
6,726,051 |
13,721,804 |
23,329,304 |
35,698,960 |
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TOTALS |
4,803,876 |
432,349 |
32,564 |
801,099,646 |
1,602,199,293 |
4,902,729,836 |
10,002,049,526 |
17,005,115,233 |
26,021,562,331 |
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Using General Accounting Office estimates for total
non-covered payroll, the five-year Social Security costs are $24 billion.
Full details of the estimate can be found in Section V of the report. This
analysis includes both the employer and employee cost of mandatory coverage.
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Sources: |
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Number not Covered * Based on
Social Security Administration, Office of Research and Statistics, Table 1-5
— Estimates of Social Security Administration of Non-Covered State and Local
Government Workers. 1992 (unpublished) |
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Assumptions: 9% terminations
include retirements, death and job turnovers; 3% salary increase
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New Hire Pay: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, 1997 Statistical Abstract of the United States Government
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*Note: When system reports of number of uncovered employees
differed, those report numbers are shown and the differences are footnoted.
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