Wage Increases 1980-1995:
State & Local Government &
Private Employees
| Comparison of Wage Trends: Private Employees v. State & Local Government Employees: 1980-1995 | |||||
| State
or District |
Change in Average Wages per
Full Time Equivalent
Employee:
1980-1995 |
Government
Employee
Change
Relative to
Private
Employees
Ranking Table |
Annual
State & Local Government Employee Wage Premium (Millions) Ranking Table |
Annual
Wage Premium per State & Local Government Employee Ranking Table | |
| Private Employees | State & Local Government Employees | ||||
| United States | 4.3% | 14.5% | 9.8% | $39,929 | $2,864 |
| Alabama | 0.9% | 7.8% | 6.9% | $400 | $1,625 |
| Alaska | -28.7% | -2.5% | 36.7% | $547 | $11,997 |
| Arizona | -13.8% | 1.4% | 17.7% | $995 | $4,546 |
| Arkansas | -1.6% | 12.0% | 13.8% | $391 | $2,836 |
| California | 8.4% | 14.1% | 5.3% | $2,961 | $2,001 |
| Colorado | 0.5% | 10.1% | 9.5% | $569 | $2,776 |
| Connecticut | 25.8% | 37.9% | 9.6% | $572 | $3,473 |
| Delaware | 1.1% | 22.7% | 21.4% | $232 | $5,614 |
| Florida | 4.6% | 16.7% | 11.6% | $2,152 | $3,036 |
| Georgia | 11.0% | 15.7% | 4.2% | $475 | $1,060 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 7.0% | -3.8% | $0 | $0 |
| Idaho | -4.2% | 5.6% | 10.2% | $162 | $2,410 |
| Illinois | 2.2% | 10.6% | 8.1% | $1,500 | $2,565 |
| Indiana | -5.6% | 13.5% | 20.3% | $1,454 | $4,754 |
| Iowa | -8.0% | 15.7% | 25.8% | $1,009 | $5,958 |
| Kansas | -2.8% | 9.3% | 12.5% | $497 | $2,990 |
| Kentucky | -6.5% | 22.3% | 30.8% | $1,394 | $6,766 |
| Louisiana | -11.4% | 3.9% | 17.3% | $925 | $3,511 |
| Maine | 6.0% | 16.1% | 9.5% | $161 | $2,421 |
| Maryland | 10.9% | 19.6% | 7.9% | $648 | $2,562 |
| Massachusetts | 28.8% | 17.5% | -8.8% | $0 | $0 |
| Michigan | -2.7% | 10.7% | 13.7% | $2,038 | $4,388 |
| Minnesota | 7.1% | 8.7% | 1.5% | $129 | $480 |
| Mississippi | -0.9% | 14.9% | 16.0% | $555 | $3,217 |
| Missouri | 0.9% | 8.7% | 7.7% | $512 | $1,887 |
| Montana | -15.2% | 6.2% | 25.2% | $309 | $5,494 |
| Nebraska | -3.0% | 10.5% | 13.9% | $353 | $3,337 |
| Nevada | 1.0% | 14.7% | 13.6% | $305 | $4,151 |
| New Hampshire | 17.8% | 28.0% | 8.7% | $133 | $2,400 |
| New Jersey | 21.0% | 37.4% | 13.6% | $2,135 | $4,884 |
| New Mexico | -7.4% | 2.6% | 10.8% | $278 | $2,515 |
| New York | 20.1% | 28.6% | 7.1% | $2,934 | $2,635 |
| North Carolina | 10.2% | 14.4% | 3.8% | $395 | $1,000 |
| North Dakota | -11.1% | 1.0% | 13.7% | $125 | $3,260 |
| Ohio | -4.8% | 18.5% | 24.4% | $3,559 | $6,274 |
| Oklahoma | -14.8% | 5.4% | 23.7% | $907 | $4,621 |
| Oregon | -3.7% | 14.6% | 19.0% | $876 | $5,273 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.0% | 20.6% | 16.0% | $2,445 | $4,690 |
| Rhode Island | 13.9% | 25.0% | 9.8% | $161 | $3,302 |
| South Carolina | 5.3% | 13.7% | 8.0% | $410 | $1,918 |
| South Dakota | -3.2% | 5.4% | 8.9% | $81 | $1,998 |
| Tennessee | 7.3% | 9.3% | 1.9% | $135 | $495 |
| Texas | -0.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | $1,138 | $1,010 |
| Utah | -6.1% | -1.1% | 5.3% | $148 | $1,415 |
| Vermont | 6.3% | 13.8% | 7.1% | $62 | $1,837 |
| Virginia | 11.5% | 12.6% | 1.0% | $103 | $283 |
| Washington | -6.2% | 11.9% | 19.3% | $1,677 | $5,923 |
| West Virginia | -15.9% | 10.2% | 31.0% | $574 | $6,088 |
| Wisconsin | -2.1% | 9.1% | 11.5% | $920 | $3,463 |
| Wyoming | -26.1% | -6.9% | 25.9% | $203 | $5,339 |
| District of Columbia | 29.4% | 5.1% | -18.8% | $0 | $0 |
