Report: State workers average twice as much pay as public sector in Michigan

Report: State workers average twice as much pay as public sector in Michigan lansingstatejournal.com Lansing State Journal
"Though average total compensation dropped 13 percent for the state's private sector, it rose 19 percent for state employees and 13 percent for local government workers from 2000 to 2009, the report said.

State workers on average earned more than twice the private sector, with wages and benefits averaging $85,076."