claim: "government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers.
author: building a better ohio
evidence_1: dec 17, 2018 ... the federal government has become one of the best places to work, ... to 40  percent more than private sector workers in pay and benefits.
evidence_2: dec 13, 2018 ... a huge swath of federal workers are dissatisfied with their pay, even ... over  $100000 and on average earn more than private sector employees. ... just 43  percent said that other “awards” were satisfactory. ... in washington, where the  bulk of federal employees work, the average salary minus benefits is well ...
evidence_3: oct 8, 2015 ... federal workers' pay and benefits were 78 percent higher than ... "in 2014 federal  workers earned 78 percent more, on average, than private-sector workers.  federal workers earned 43 percent more, on average, than state ...
evidence_4: lic and private sectors, we describe benefit levels and composition in ... local  employees are. • lower than those for private sector workers with .... and local  governments pay less than private firms in the same state ... tions that demand  more skills and earn higher wages. ... of all private sector occupations and only  43 percent.
evidence_5: sep 14, 2011 ... published widely on public-sector pay at the federal, state, and local levels, ...  fringe benefits for ohio public workers are more than twice as generous as ...  percent more in total compensation than private-sector counterparts.