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So the 462k labeled as “salaries” includes items that should be in the “equipment” section of the “cost” breakdown?

Afaik “salary” is the total cost of employing. Cash is part of the salary, but so are benefits.

“Salary” numbers almost never include benefits like health plans and pension contributions, and they definitely don’t include things like unemployment insurance payments, and payroll taxes.

I have never seen salary used as the total cost of an employee.

It's actually marked as "labor" or "for salaries". These terms should include benefits and overhead.

Right that's the point--there's a mismatch. The number in the original article likely includes benefits and overhead. The person I'm replying to is posting numbers from glassdoor and other places that most likely don't.

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