Construction workers at companies doing work for the federal government are paid as much as three times what their peers outside of government get for the same work, a Washington Examiner review of federal statistics found.
Pipefitters in Laredo, Texas, for example, can usually expect to make around $11.47 hourly, but if working on a federal contract, they must be paid at least $36.49, plus benefits.Window installers in New York City make $18.87 an hour in the market -- that's the median salary, including industry veterans -- yet the government requires those doing that work for it in the New York area to be paid at least $42, even if they're inexperienced.
While tradesmen known as lathers in Philadelphia usually make $19.26 an hour, the law requiresfederal contractors to be paid $39.90 with an additional $25 an hour in fringe benefits.
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