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Title: Unequal Pay: Public Vs. Private Sector Compensation in Connecticut

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: Public employee compensation should be set at the level necessary to attract and retain required employees. Appropriate compensation levels for government employees can be approximated by analyzing how workers with similar levels of education, experience and other earningsrelated attributes are paid in the private sector. • Rising budgetary costs for public employee pensions and health programs have caused public employee compensation to be a matter of policy debate and public concern. Connecticut is ranked second in the nation for the ratio of combined public debt and unfunded pension and retiree health liabilities to state GDP. The Connecticut State Employee Retirement System (SERS) is among the most-poorly funded pension plans in the country. This study compares the salaries and benefits of . . .

Url: https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Unequal-Pay.pdf

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Authors: Biggs, Andrew

Publisher: Yankee Institute for Public Policy

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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