Helpful Facts Public Sector Employee Compensation

Michigan Capitol Confidential ^ | 4/28/2011 | MichCapCon

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Public Sector vs. Private Sector

* Bringing public-employee benefits in line with private-sector averages would save $5.7 billion in Michigan.

* Public-sector bargaining privileges are not inalienable rights.

* Public-sector wages and benefits have increased while the private-sector's have fallen.

* Insurance benefits per public-sector employee are $7,149 more per year than in the private sector.

* Retirement benefits per public-sector employee are $11,725 more per year than in the private sector.

* Since the beginning of the recession, the number of government jobs fell by 0.8 percent. Private-sector jobs fell 10.8 percent.

* People that work for the state directly receive wages and benefits that cost $94,686 on average.

For helpful charts and graph comparing private vs. public, please see the article.

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But they are PUBLIC SERVANTS, don’t you know? They sacrifice so much to work for us. (/s)