Ranking:
State & Local Government
Annual Wage Increases
Over Private Employees:
b1980-1995

Comprehensive Table

Government Employee Average Annual Wage Increase Amount

Relative to Private Employees: 1980-1995

Rank State Government Employee Advantage Rank State Government Employee Advantage
1 Alaska $11,997 25 Florida $3,036
2 Kentucky $6,766 26 Kansas $2,990
3 Ohio $6,274 27 Arkansas $2,836
4 West Virginia $6,088 28 Colorado $2,776
5 Iowa $5,958 29 New York $2,635
6 Washington $5,923 30 Illinois $2,565
7 Delaware $5,614 31 Maryland $2,562
8 Montana $5,494 32 New Mexico $2,515
9 Wyoming $5,339 33 Maine $2,421
10 Oregon $5,273 34 Idaho $2,410
11 New Jersey $4,884 35 New Hampshire $2,400
12 Indiana $4,754 36 California $2,001
13 Pennsylvania $4,690 37 South Dakota $1,998
14 Oklahoma $4,621 38 South Carolina $1,918
15 Arizona $4,546 39 Missouri $1,887
16 Michigan $4,388 40 Vermont $1,837
17 Nevada $4,151 41 Alabama $1,625
18 Louisiana $3,511 42 Utah $1,415
19 Connecticut $3,473 43 Georgia $1,060
20 Wisconsin $3,463 44 Texas $1,010
21 Nebraska $3,337 45 North Carolina $1,000
22 Rhode Island $3,302 46 Tennessee $495
23 North Dakota $3,260 47 Minnesota $480
24 Mississippi $3,217 48 Virginia $283



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