Are federal workers overpaid? Avg 123k?? It’s insane!

[jficquette]

Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm

[briansd1]

[quote=ucodegen]
The companies that do internet sales are starting to have to file reports on sales across the internet.. so that states can get you on the ‘Use tax’.. with California leading the charge.[/quote]

Order your stuff as “gifts” send to an assumed name. 😉

[briansd1]

[quote=ucodegen]
The companies that do internet sales are starting to have to file reports on sales across the internet.. so that states can get you on the ‘Use tax’.. with California leading the charge.[/quote]

Order your stuff as “gifts” send to an assumed name. 😉

[briansd1]

[quote=ucodegen]
The companies that do internet sales are starting to have to file reports on sales across the internet.. so that states can get you on the ‘Use tax’.. with California leading the charge.[/quote]

Order your stuff as “gifts” send to an assumed name. 😉

[briansd1]

[quote=ucodegen]
The companies that do internet sales are starting to have to file reports on sales across the internet.. so that states can get you on the ‘Use tax’.. with California leading the charge.[/quote]

Order your stuff as “gifts” send to an assumed name. 😉

[briansd1]

[quote=ucodegen]
The companies that do internet sales are starting to have to file reports on sales across the internet.. so that states can get you on the ‘Use tax’.. with California leading the charge.[/quote]

Order your stuff as “gifts” send to an assumed name. 😉

[Coronita]

[quote=jficquette]Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm%5B/quote%5D

And the point of this post is……?

[Coronita]

[quote=jficquette]Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm%5B/quote%5D

And the point of this post is……?

[Coronita]

[quote=jficquette]Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm%5B/quote%5D

And the point of this post is……?

[Coronita]

[quote=jficquette]Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm%5B/quote%5D

And the point of this post is……?

[Coronita]

[quote=jficquette]Well there are jobs that pay a lot more than the average. Odds are you would make more with the Feds.

Here is some more information on pay scales for comparable positions. Lol @ Pest Control work, Fed/$49k, Private/$34K. You also have to add in the benefits.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm#chart

Also in the same article:

“Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.
Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.

Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.”

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm%5B/quote%5D

And the point of this post is……?

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
Well, for a minority of people, yes…Those are the ones that are true altruists. You see them working/volunteering at food banks, helping out poor, helping out Katrina victims, helping our natural disaster victims,etc. The majority rest of the people might have lofty ideas, but very little in terms of actionable actions, and imho just grandstanding and postulating…

The true altruists…great for them. I admire them.. I’m not one of them…And I don’t bother pretending to be one with high preachy morales/ethics/whatever (though it doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t have any either).[/quote]

In your definition of altruists, they are spending all of their time doing charity work so they arguably can’t “take care” of themselves or their families (at least not building a financial inheritance).

I think that social conscience is very important. A little from every citizen helps a lot.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
Well, for a minority of people, yes…Those are the ones that are true altruists. You see them working/volunteering at food banks, helping out poor, helping out Katrina victims, helping our natural disaster victims,etc. The majority rest of the people might have lofty ideas, but very little in terms of actionable actions, and imho just grandstanding and postulating…

The true altruists…great for them. I admire them.. I’m not one of them…And I don’t bother pretending to be one with high preachy morales/ethics/whatever (though it doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t have any either).[/quote]

In your definition of altruists, they are spending all of their time doing charity work so they arguably can’t “take care” of themselves or their families (at least not building a financial inheritance).

I think that social conscience is very important. A little from every citizen helps a lot.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
Well, for a minority of people, yes…Those are the ones that are true altruists. You see them working/volunteering at food banks, helping out poor, helping out Katrina victims, helping our natural disaster victims,etc. The majority rest of the people might have lofty ideas, but very little in terms of actionable actions, and imho just grandstanding and postulating…

The true altruists…great for them. I admire them.. I’m not one of them…And I don’t bother pretending to be one with high preachy morales/ethics/whatever (though it doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t have any either).[/quote]

In your definition of altruists, they are spending all of their time doing charity work so they arguably can’t “take care” of themselves or their families (at least not building a financial inheritance).

I think that social conscience is very important. A little from every citizen helps a lot.

[briansd1]

[quote=flu]
Well, for a minority of people, yes…Those are the ones that are true altruists. You see them working/volunteering at food banks, helping out poor, helping out Katrina victims, helping our natural disaster victims,etc. The majority rest of the people might have lofty ideas, but very little in terms of actionable actions, and imho just grandstanding and postulating…

The true altruists…great for them. I admire them.. I’m not one of them…And I don’t bother pretending to be one with high preachy morales/ethics/whatever (though it doesn’t necessarily mean I don’t have any either).[/quote]

In your definition of altruists, they are spending all of their time doing charity work so they arguably can’t “take care” of themselves or their families (at least not building a financial inheritance).

I think that social conscience is very important. A little from every citizen helps a lot.

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