Ranking:
State & Local Government Wage Increases
Relative to Private Employees:
1980-1995

Comprehensive Table

Government Employee Average Wage Increase

Relative to Private Employees: 1980-1995

Rank State Government Employee Advantage Rank State Government Employee Advantage
1 Alaska 36.7% 26 New Mexico 10.8%
2 West Virginia 31.0% 27 Idaho 10.2%
3 Kentucky 30.8% 28 Rhode Island 9.8%
4 Wyoming 25.9% 29 Connecticut 9.6%
5 Iowa 25.8% 30 Colorado 9.5%
6 Montana 25.2% 31 Maine 9.5%
7 Ohio 24.4% 32 South Dakota 8.9%
8 Oklahoma 23.7% 33 New Hampshire 8.7%
9 Delaware 21.4% 34 Illinois 8.1%
10 Indiana 20.3% 35 South Carolina 8.0%
11 Washington 19.3% 36 Maryland 7.9%
12 Oregon 19.0% 37 Missouri 7.7%
13 Arizona 17.7% 38 Vermont 7.1%
14 Louisiana 17.3% 39 New York 7.1%
15 Mississippi 16.0% 40 Alabama 6.9%
16 Pennsylvania 16.0% 41 Utah 5.3%
17 Nebraska 13.9% 42 California 5.3%
18 Arkansas 13.8% 43 Georgia 4.2%
19 Michigan 13.7% 44 Texas 3.9%
20 North Dakota 13.7% 45 North Carolina 3.8%
21 Nevada 13.6% 46 Tennessee 1.9%
22 New Jersey 13.6% 47 Minnesota 1.5%
23 Kansas 12.5% 48 Virginia 1.0%
24 Florida 11.6% 49 Hawaii -3.8%
25 Wisconsin 11.5% 50 Massachusetts -8.8%



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