Free Salary Levels Essay Sample

Communication

“The typical federal employee received a salary of more than $79,000 in 2008, with benefits raising total annual compensation to more than $119,000” (Biggs & Richwine, 2010).
“Nationwide, public school salaries are about 60 percent higher than those offered in private schools. Competition between those schools should put pressure on the higher public school salaries” (Campbell, 2007).
“Barring an almost unbelievable level of civic-mindedness on the part of federal employees, either federal positions offer non-wage compensation that outweighs a 22 percent salary gap -- in which case these workers aren't truly underpaid -- or the 22 percent salary gap figure is wrong to begin with. We think both are true” (Biggs & Richwine, 2010).
“In San Francisco the weighted student formula gives each school a foundation allocation that covers the cost of a principal's salary and a clerk's salary. The rest of each school's budget is allocated on a per student basis” (Snell, 2006).
“Edmonton, San Francisco, and the others all charge each school not for the actual salary of each teacher but for "average teacher salaries" in the district” (Snell, 2006).
“Layoffs are 'very traumatic' for workersand many are having trouble adjusting to new realities of employment. After being laid off, some workers will 'sit on unemployment waiting for the world to snap back to normal.' It rarely does, and many workers find themselves ill-equipped to compete for new jobs that come close to replacing their old salaries” (Wirtz, 2005).

References

Biggs, A.G., & Richwine, J. (2010). Those underpaid government workers. American Spectator 43/7: 28-33. Retrieved March 24, 2015, from EBSCOHost.
Campbell, D. (2007). Academic alternatives. Region Focus 11/2: 12-19. Retrieved March 24, 2015, from EBSCOHost.
Snell, L. (2006). The agony of American education. Reason 37/11: 22:29. Retrieved March 24, 2015, from EBSCOHost database.
Wirtz, R.A. (2005). Getting back on your feet. Region 19/1: 28-52. Retrieved March 24, 2015, from EBSCOHost database.