[norwaypinesavage]

"You said significantly, the difference is marginal between educated workers even in this data set"

I didn't say that, at all.

What I said was: "federal government workers earn substantially more in salary and benefits than those with equivalent jobs in the private sector". You have provided NO data that refutes that.

[LambSlave]

You said substantially, same thing. Anyway, the only recent data is not from the CBO, but it says for the last three years federal salaries have lagged private by ~35% . This also does not count total compensation, but its what we have.