How Much is $100 Worth in Your State?
A new report shows the spending power of $100 in each of the 50 states.
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Average Total Federal Employee Compensation: $123,160
The total compensation differential between federal and private sector employees continues to grow larger after the end of a partial federal pay freeze.
Highest Paying Fed Jobs are Often in Smaller Agencies
How does your federal salary compare with salaries in other federal agencies? Some agencies pay more than others.
Federal Employees on ‘An Elite Island of Secure and High-Paid Employment’
An article describes the federal government as “an elite island of secure and high-paid employment, separated from the ocean of average Americans competing in the economy.”
Fed Workers: ‘An Elite Island…Separated from the Ocean of Average Americans’
According to one organization, federal employee pay and benefits are creating “[A]n elite Island of secure and highly-paid workers separated from the ocean of average Americans competing in the global economy.” Here are the author’s reasons for this conclusion and what it might mean for federal workers.
The Divide Between Washington and the American People
A new study has found that unelected officials in Washington don’t have much in common with the rest of the country.
The Politics of Federal Pay Rates
Are federal employees paid too much, too little or about the right amount? The gap is growing larger between those that argue feds are over or underpaid.
Average Federal Salary: $83,679 and Lowest Average Pay Increase in 10 Years
According to one researcher who has concluded that the Federal Salary Council claims of an underpaid federal workforce are unwarranted, average federal pay continues to outpace private sector pay.
Will Federal Employees Get a Pay Raise in 2013?
Will federal employees receive a pay raise in 2013 or will the pay freeze continue in effect for another year? Our best guess: A small raise for feds in January.
Federal Pay Gap With Private Sector Growing
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an organization within the Department of Commerce), the average federal employee now makes $79,197, not including benefits. And, when benefits are added in, the average federal employee compensation averaged $119,982 based on 2008 figures.