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Reconciling Differences in Federal and Private Sector Pay Comparisons
Author(s) -
Musell Mark,
Masia Neal
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
public budgeting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1540-5850
pISSN - 0275-1100
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5850.01122
Subject(s) - private sector , government (linguistics) , business , white (mutation) , public economics , economics , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Many comparisons of federal and private sector pay have found large federal pay premiums. Those studies have focused on individuals with similar pay‐related characteristics, such as education and experience. Comparisons conducted by the federal government for purposes of determining the pay raises of federal white collar employees, however, find large federal pay disadvantages. Those comparisons focus on similar jobs. This article offers one possible explanation for the differences in results.