Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments

Table 1 shows average compensation per hour worked in state and local governments and the U.S. private sector.

Public sector pay averaged $39.66 per hour in 2009, which was 45 percent higher than the private sector average.
The public sector advantage was 34 percent in wages and 70 percent in benefits.


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This disparity between the two Americas may well tear us apart if it continues.