[Paladin2]

Ping.

[narses]

I already pinged His Greeness. But thanks.

[Paladin2]

"Public transit employees are paid as much as twice the amount received by the average nonsupervisory worker in the United States and 65 percent more than the average U.S. worker.

Although the education requirement for transit drivers is less than a high school diploma, they receive nearly 11 percent more in total compensation than do private-sector employees with four or more years of college education.

The average compensation for all transit employees exceeds the average salary for U.S. employees with college degrees by more than 30 percent.(34)

Public transit fringe benefits average 50 percent of employee pay--nearly double the fringe benefits of the average private-sector worker.(35) Hence, when fringe benefits are added to the equation, the average transit employee receives 70 percent more in compensation than the average U.S. employee (Figure 6).(36) "