I remember when I was young - people went to work for the government because of the stability of the job and great retirement. The pay was less than the private sector but the benefits made up for that. Now that has all changed - great benefits and much better than average pay. Where do I apply?
(Dallas Morning News blog) -- Despite the severe recession, a Dallas Morning News blog reports that a USA TODAY analysis "shows federal salaries have actually increased through this recession while 7.3 million private sector jobs have gone POOOF!" The blog notes: "Now the average federal worker's salary is $71,206 compared with $40,331 in the private sector." According to the post, "the percentage of federal workers making more than $100,000 jumped from 14% to 20%" since the start of the recession. See more at <http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/12/american-salari.html>
