[SamAtt]

This is very educational: http://www.jobsfed.com/bene2.htm

So to take an example look at vacation time. If the average person is making $39 an hour (based on the USA Today numbers) and they accrue 8 hours per pay period + 4 hours sick leave per pay period that alone is 39 days of time off per year. Add the 10 vacation days and you're up to 49 days a year or $15,288.

Then look at Health Care. Supposedly a U.S. citizen spends an average of $7,290 per year on health care. Assume even one child and maybe a spouse (which are all covered under the employee's health care plan) and you get into some serious money.

All in all it isn't a surprising number at all.