STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IN THE FIFTY STATES
State employee compensation is an important and highly controversial public policy issue, including controversy as to the most appropriate method by which to measure it. This study analyzes state employee compensation in the fifty states. The 50-state approach establishes a level playing field, eliminating bias with respect to any individual state. All states are analyzed and compared on the same basis.
The study takes a special focus upon Connecticut in light of its perilous combination of very high compensation and severe underfunding of the retirement benefits which account for a large proportion of total compensation in all states.
