State & Local Government Wage Increases Relative to Private Employees

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

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%