State Controller Posts Local Government Salaries

[EconProf]

The gap between public employees’ pay and that of similar positions in the private sector has been growing during this great recession. Public employee pay has on average been growing, albeit at slower pace lately, while private sector comparables have seen their pay and hours cut, thus widening the gap. Most data showing this actually understate the trend, since there is a time lag to the reported numbers. In addition, absolute numbers of private employees have shrunk during the recession, while the number of public employees has grown, despite the occassional ballyhooed layoff of teachers, cops, and firefighters.

[UCGal]

I looked at San Diego city and county – then sorted by the medicare eligable wages – from max to min.

What struck me was that for both the “Retirement Administrator” is one of the highest paid people. #3 for the city, #5 for the county.

Is this the investment manager for the retirement funds?

[UCGal]

I looked at San Diego city and county – then sorted by the medicare eligable wages – from max to min.

What struck me was that for both the “Retirement Administrator” is one of the highest paid people. #3 for the city, #5 for the county.

Is this the investment manager for the retirement funds?

[UCGal]

I looked at San Diego city and county – then sorted by the medicare eligable wages – from max to min.

What struck me was that for both the “Retirement Administrator” is one of the highest paid people. #3 for the city, #5 for the county.

Is this the investment manager for the retirement funds?

[UCGal]

I looked at San Diego city and county – then sorted by the medicare eligable wages – from max to min.

What struck me was that for both the “Retirement Administrator” is one of the highest paid people. #3 for the city, #5 for the county.

Is this the investment manager for the retirement funds?

[UCGal]

I looked at San Diego city and county – then sorted by the medicare eligable wages – from max to min.

What struck me was that for both the “Retirement Administrator” is one of the highest paid people. #3 for the city, #5 for the county.

Is this the investment manager for the retirement funds?

[PatentGuy]

“If I’m a cop, I’m not happy looking at those numbers. I just went through the SD numbers and the only thing rarer than a police office making more than $100K was a firefighter making less than $100K.”

Guess the FF have better unions.

[PatentGuy]

“If I’m a cop, I’m not happy looking at those numbers. I just went through the SD numbers and the only thing rarer than a police office making more than $100K was a firefighter making less than $100K.”

Guess the FF have better unions.

[PatentGuy]

“If I’m a cop, I’m not happy looking at those numbers. I just went through the SD numbers and the only thing rarer than a police office making more than $100K was a firefighter making less than $100K.”

Guess the FF have better unions.

[PatentGuy]

“If I’m a cop, I’m not happy looking at those numbers. I just went through the SD numbers and the only thing rarer than a police office making more than $100K was a firefighter making less than $100K.”

Guess the FF have better unions.

[PatentGuy]

“If I’m a cop, I’m not happy looking at those numbers. I just went through the SD numbers and the only thing rarer than a police office making more than $100K was a firefighter making less than $100K.”

Guess the FF have better unions.

[PatentGuy]

For a “fair” comparison to private pay (which is impossible to do), you’d have to calculate a reasonably accurate NPV of the pension benefits and add to the present compensation on an annualized basis.

Maybe it is the equivalent of their being paid 10% more than their stated pay. Maybe it’s more or less. I don’t know. I do know that there is no possible way for me to pay myself in retirement anywhere near what I make now, even using all the available vehicles (401K, 403B, 457, Cash Balance Plan, Profit Sharing Plan, Social Security), plus, those things come out of my present pay – not something stacked on top of my present pay.

And then there is the spiking, double dipping, and disability deals. I assume the clever FFs go for the trifecta.

Public pensions are based on that last, spiked year, which probably is their highest pay ever. Private pensions are accumulated starting at your lowest earning years (in your 20s) and working your way up the pay scale, and possibly back down the pay scale.

[PatentGuy]

For a “fair” comparison to private pay (which is impossible to do), you’d have to calculate a reasonably accurate NPV of the pension benefits and add to the present compensation on an annualized basis.

Maybe it is the equivalent of their being paid 10% more than their stated pay. Maybe it’s more or less. I don’t know. I do know that there is no possible way for me to pay myself in retirement anywhere near what I make now, even using all the available vehicles (401K, 403B, 457, Cash Balance Plan, Profit Sharing Plan, Social Security), plus, those things come out of my present pay – not something stacked on top of my present pay.

And then there is the spiking, double dipping, and disability deals. I assume the clever FFs go for the trifecta.

Public pensions are based on that last, spiked year, which probably is their highest pay ever. Private pensions are accumulated starting at your lowest earning years (in your 20s) and working your way up the pay scale, and possibly back down the pay scale.

[PatentGuy]

For a “fair” comparison to private pay (which is impossible to do), you’d have to calculate a reasonably accurate NPV of the pension benefits and add to the present compensation on an annualized basis.

Maybe it is the equivalent of their being paid 10% more than their stated pay. Maybe it’s more or less. I don’t know. I do know that there is no possible way for me to pay myself in retirement anywhere near what I make now, even using all the available vehicles (401K, 403B, 457, Cash Balance Plan, Profit Sharing Plan, Social Security), plus, those things come out of my present pay – not something stacked on top of my present pay.

And then there is the spiking, double dipping, and disability deals. I assume the clever FFs go for the trifecta.

Public pensions are based on that last, spiked year, which probably is their highest pay ever. Private pensions are accumulated starting at your lowest earning years (in your 20s) and working your way up the pay scale, and possibly back down the pay scale.

[PatentGuy]

For a “fair” comparison to private pay (which is impossible to do), you’d have to calculate a reasonably accurate NPV of the pension benefits and add to the present compensation on an annualized basis.

Maybe it is the equivalent of their being paid 10% more than their stated pay. Maybe it’s more or less. I don’t know. I do know that there is no possible way for me to pay myself in retirement anywhere near what I make now, even using all the available vehicles (401K, 403B, 457, Cash Balance Plan, Profit Sharing Plan, Social Security), plus, those things come out of my present pay – not something stacked on top of my present pay.

And then there is the spiking, double dipping, and disability deals. I assume the clever FFs go for the trifecta.

Public pensions are based on that last, spiked year, which probably is their highest pay ever. Private pensions are accumulated starting at your lowest earning years (in your 20s) and working your way up the pay scale, and possibly back down the pay scale.

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