While the benefits may have been greater, at least in my experience and my parent's experience the base wage for a state worker was significantly less than private sector. At least initially, the benefits were essentially in-lieu of pay.

By the time I retired the state even admitted that our wage was 20% below "outside", and that included tribes, local government, and privates.


Edited by Carcassman (12/25/12 03:31 PM)