Federal Employee Salaries/Income

James Sherk of The Heritage Foundation in July 2010 reported the following:

• Federal employees earn 22% more than their comparable private sector counterparts.
• “Aligning federal compensation with market rates would save taxpayers approximately $47 billion a year.”
• Federal employees voluntarily quit 67% less than their comparable private sector counterparts.

To read the entire report, click on Comparing Pay in the Federal Government and the Private Sector.

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Dennis Cauchon in USAToday in December 2009 reported the following:

• From December 2007 to June 2009, the U.S. federal government added 192,700 jobs.
• In December 2007, the Defense Department had 1,868 civilian employees earning $150,000 or more. In June 2009, the number increased to 10,100.
• The average federal worker earns $71,206 annually, compared to $40,331 in the private sector.
• In January 2008, President Bush “recommended – and Congress approved – across-the-board raises of 3%” and “3.9% in January 2009. President Obama has recommended 2% pay raises in January 2010, the smallest since 1975.”

To read the entire article, click on For feds, more get 6-figure salaries.