Report: N.D. paid state workers less than any other state in 2010
December 2, 2011 at 8:47 am in Grand Forks Herald
The average 2010 payroll per state employee in North Dakota was $33,895, according to analysis of recently released U.S. Census of Governments data by the Center for Governmental Research. West Virginia, South Dakota, Missouri and Indiana rounded out the nation’s five lowest-paying states, with each paying their state employees an average of about $34,000 in 2010. Continue Reading
Not exactly a shock that ND state employees are dead last in pay. It does get tiring after a while when people get in your face stating you make $75,000 a year when you make 1/2 that( and this includes all benefits). The big money is the Federal Employees in Washington DC. Not the guy driving the snow plow here.
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ND is infamous for low-balling employees in both the public and private sectors. Oil patch salaries have reflected what people really get paid paid elsewhere, and has caused McDonald’s wages to go to $15/hr to compete.
Why do you think college graduates get out of this state as soon as possible? They make 50% more starting everywhere else.
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True and the other reason college graduates leave is there is little or no job opportunity here.
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Our legislators should be ashamed of themselves. We have a huge budget surplus, but we save much of it for a “rainy day”. It’s not only raining for state employees, it’s pouring. If any legislators are reading this, doesn’t your chest swell with pride? North Dakota state empolyees are dead last!
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