Ranking:
Excess Cost of
State & Local Government
Annual Wage Increases
Over Private Employees
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Public Pay Premium: Wages: Excess Cost of Government Employee Increases Compared to Private Employee Increases: 1980-1995: In Millions |
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| Rank | State | Government Employee Advantage | Rank | State | Government Employee Advantage |
| 1 | Ohio | $3,559 | 25 | Missouri | $512 |
| 2 | California | $2,961 | 26 | Kansas | $497 |
| 3 | New York | $2,934 | 27 | Georgia | $475 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | $2,445 | 28 | South Carolina | $410 |
| 5 | Florida | $2,152 | 29 | Alabama | $400 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $2,135 | 30 | North Carolina | $395 |
| 7 | Michigan | $2,038 | 31 | Arkansas | $391 |
| 8 | Washington | $1,677 | 32 | Nebraska | $353 |
| 9 | Illinois | $1,500 | 33 | Montana | $309 |
| 10 | Indiana | $1,454 | 34 | Nevada | $305 |
| 11 | Kentucky | $1,394 | 35 | New Mexico | $278 |
| 12 | Texas | $1,138 | 36 | Delaware | $232 |
| 13 | Iowa | $1,009 | 37 | Wyoming | $203 |
| 14 | Arizona | $995 | 38 | Idaho | $162 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $925 | 39 | Maine | $161 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $920 | 40 | Rhode Island | $161 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $907 | 41 | Utah | $148 |
| 18 | Oregon | $876 | 42 | Tennessee | $135 |
| 19 | Maryland | $648 | 43 | New Hampshire | $133 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $574 | 44 | Minnesota | $129 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $572 | 45 | North Dakota | $125 |
| 22 | Colorado | $569 | 46 | Virginia | $103 |
| 23 | Mississippi | $555 | 47 | South Dakota | $81 |
| 24 | Alaska | $547 | 48 | Vermont | $62 |
