Meanwhile, government salaries soar…
December 11, 2009
“The trend to six-figure salaries is occurring throughout the federal government, in agencies big and small, high-tech and low-tech.”
“When the recession started, the Transportation Department had only one person earning a salary of $170,000 or more. Eighteen months later, 1,690 employees had salaries above $170,000.”
“The growth in six-figure salaries has pushed the average federal worker’s pay to $71,206, compared with $40,331 in the private sector.”
Full Article by Dennis Cauchon, USA Today
