True. Total employee compensation is around 145% of their salary. The government could tax that extra 45%, but I doubt that would fly politically. Typical acco

True. Total employee compensation is around 145% of their salary. The government could tax that extra 45%, but I doubt that would fly politically. Typical accounts of employee compensation only measure wages and salaries. I've only seen the WSJ using total employee compensation, which is a far more realistic figure.