Surprise, civil service unions have removed all fiscal reality from civil service compensation. If state bookkeepers’ pay were tied to private bookkeepers’ pay, for instance, things would be fairer (in an absolute sense) as well as easier on the taxpayer.
Wage and salary determinations are, in general, based on the same marketability for a person with a given education and experience for a specific job.
You already won that battle years and years ago. Unions have little input into job classifications.
Now, what about CEOs? How do you work them into the mix? Did you try? Do you know if there are any resources available so we can see what they are comparable to in the government?
For example, with federal employees there's only ONE CEO ~ the President. Your typical mid range corporate lawyer makes more than the President.