From Mark J. Perry's Carpe Diem blog:
According to a December report from the BLS, state and local government employers spent an average of $39.83 per hour worked ($26.24 for wages and $13.60 for benefits) for total employee compensation in September 2009. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $27.49 per hour ($19.45 for wages and $8.05 for benefits), see chart above.
In other words, government employees make 45% more on average than private sector employees.
According to another BLS report...
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