According to a recent study by USA Today, federal employee average salaries are higher than their private-sector counterparts. The study includes a range of professions- some of which are nurses, graphic designer, janitors, marketing managers, IT managers, secretaries, financial analysts and lawyers.
Some Interesting Findings
Of the 226 job categories analyzed, 180 were paid more at the federal level. They include white-collar, blue-collar, management, professional, and technical jobs.
The private sector pays higher on average for very specialized occupations such as airline pilots, lawyers, and computer research scientists. The study, based on reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that 216 occupations covering 1.1 million federal workers exist in both the federal and private sectors. An additional 124 federal occupations covering 750,000 employees — air-traffic controllers, tax collectors and others — did not have direct equivalents. Check out USA Today for the complete study on average salaries.
Information Systems Manager Federal: $122,020 Private: $115,705
Financial Analyst: Federal: $87,400 Private: $81,232
Graphic Designer: Federal: $70,820 Private: $46,565
Lawyer: Federal: 123,660 Private: $126,763
Physician, surgeon: Federal: $176,050 Private: $177,102
PR/Media Manager: Federal: $132,410 Private: $88,241
Registered Nurse: Federal: $76,460 Private: $ 63,780
Secretary: Federal: $44,500 Private $33,829
Surveyor: Federal: $78,710 Private: $67,336