2010 Public Sector Compensation Study

 

Discussions over the cost of government swiftly move to the cost of labor, as government at all levels is a labor intensive enterprise. In 2010 the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and NAIOP Minnesota commissioned the Minnesota Taxpayers Association to conduct an examination of state and local government employee compensation levels and design. The purpose of this investigation is to examine state and local employee compensation and evaluate the impact on state service delivery and budget sustainability. We conducted an examination of total employee compensation among state and local government employees to answer the following questions:

Read Part 1Costs, Trends, and Comparisons to the Private Sector

Read Part 2Frozen Assets in Public Sector Compensation:
Issues in Promoting Results-Oriented Workforce
Reform

Research

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