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The public-sector pay gap is widening. Unions help shrink it.

Summary: Public-sector employees earn less than their private-sector counterparts, and that pay gap has widened in recent years. The pay gap ...

The public-sector pay gap is widening, but unions help narrow it

State and local government workers earn less than their private-sector counterparts, and this pay gap has widened since the pandemic, according to a new ...

Government Wage Growth Lags Private Sector by Largest Margin on ...

Nationally, pay increases for state and local government employees haven't kept pace with those of private workers, who generally have enjoyed ...

Strategies to Address the Wage Gap for Government Workers - CLA

On average, government workers had been earning about 22% less than private sector workers in similar jobs, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

(Why) Is There a Public/Private Pay Gap? - ScienceDirect.com

The compensation premium among public sector workers is not driven by differences in labor supply; the data suggests that public sector workers allocated less ...

The public-sector pay gap is widening. Unions help shrink it.

Although public-sector workers often have more robust benefits, this doesn't make up for lower wages and salaries. Total compensation, including ...

Out of Balance? Comparing Public and Private Sector ...

Out of Balance? Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation over 20 Years ... Employees of state & local government earn an average of 11% and 12% less, ...

Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector ...

For workers with less education, the government spent more on total compensation than it would have if average compensation had been ...

Some Basic Facts on State and Local Government Workers

Public-sector workers also earn less than their private-sector counterparts when one counts both their wages and benefits such as pensions and ...

Are Public Sector Workers Paid More Than Their Alternative Wage ...

A wage regression with 1979 CPS data shows that white- collar employees in establishments with fewer than 100 employees earn about 7 percent lower wages than ...

Are Government Employees Too Well Paid? - NPR

Some economists say state and local government jobs pay less than comparable private sector jobs. But others argue that public workers have ...

The Pay Gap for Federal Workers Has Continued to Narrow, but ...

As the nation's largest employer, the federal government employed about 2.7 million workers in 2019. Although the pay gap between men and women ...

The Myth of the Overpaid Public Worker, Again

In fact, studies find that state and local workers are paid 4 to 11 percent less than private-sector workers with similar education, job tenure, ...

The Federal Employee Pay Penalty: 31% Less Than State and Local ...

This implies that federal workers receive salaries almost one-third below those of similar private sector jobs. I don't personally find that ...

Minimum Wage - Missouri Department of Labor - MO.gov

... less than $500,000 are not required to pay the state minimum wage rate. Employers not subject to the minimum wage law can pay employees wages of their choosing.

Is the notion that government employees earn less than their private ...

Reality is during the Clinton administration private sector pay was so much higher that the Federal government could not retain workers and ...

Minimum Wage is Not Enough - Home - Drexel University

While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value of workers and no longer supports families in a ...

Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(3) For purposes of administration and enforcement, any amounts owing to any employee which have been withheld in violation of this subsection shall be deemed ...

State and Local Government Employees Without Social Security ...

DC plans also have Safe Harbor guidelines, which require total employer and employee contributions to equal at least 7.5 percent of salary annually, along with ...

State and Local Employees Views on Their Jobs, Pay and Benefits

State and local employees have mixed views on the competitiveness of their salary and compensation, but the vast majority agree they could earn ...