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Looking for the $106k number, I find this [0], which: > [...] doesn’t include postal workers, congressional staffers, employees of the government’s various int
by Terr_ 2y ago
Looking for the $106k number, I find this [0], which:
> [...] doesn’t include postal workers, congressional staffers, employees of the government’s various intelligence agencies or presidential appointees who require Senate confirmation.
As for comparisons to the private-sector, there's a useful graph from 2022 [1] that compares wages+benefits broken down by employee education levels.
[0] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/07/what-the-data-says-about-federal-workers/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/07/what-the-...
[1] https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235
- missedthecue 2y agoCompared to the federal workforce, the number of congressional staffers is a rounding error. Those working at intelligence agencies and presidential appointees are all likely near or well above $106k. You're talking about secretaries and undersecretaries and directors of entire government departments. FYI, the survey also didn't include uniformed service personnel.