Tuesday, 31st January 2012

Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees

Source: Congressional Budget Office

From the publication web page:

Employees of the federal government and the private sector differ in ways that can affect compensation. Federal workers tend to be older, more educated, and more concentrated in professional occupations than private-sector workers.

CBO's study compares federal civilian employees and private-sector employees with certain similar observable characteristics (described below). Even among workers with similar observable characteristics, however, employees of the federal government and the private sector may differ in other attributes, such as motivation or effort, that are not easy to measure but that can matter a great deal for individuals' compensation. This analysis focuses on wages, benefits, and total compensation between 2005 and 2010.

+ Link to full report (PDF; 698.77 KB)

+ Link to the related CBO blog post

+ Link to related CBO working papers for more information on the methodology:

• Comparing Wages in the Federal Government and the Private Sector, CBO Working Paper 2012-3 (January 2012)
• Comparing Benefits and Total Compensation in the Federal Government and the Private Sector, CBO Working Paper 2012-4 (January 2012)

Category:

• Business and economics (DocuTicker)
• Careers (DocuTicker)
• Government and politics (DocuTicker)
• Labor (DocuTicker)

Source:

• Congressional Budget Office

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By Peggy Garvin

Peggy Garvin, of Garvin Information Consulting, is the author of United States Government Internet Directory (Bernan Press) and Real World Research Skills, 2009 (TheCapitol.Net). In her 20 years in the information business, Peggy has managed electronic information products and services in a variety of environments, including commercial publishing, e-commerce, law firms, and the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. Peggy's work has been recognized with the 2011 SLA Dow Jones Leadership Award. She has a Masters of Library Science degree from Syracuse University School of Information Studies.

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