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user-inactivated  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: U.S. Government shuts down

On average, they pay better the lower your education level is.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52637





snoodog  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I bet if you correct for hours worked you would get parity or better across the board for gvt

nowaypablo  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What? The graph in the article you cited doesnt reflect that, neither does your claim in general make sense.

Quatrarius  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

i think they mean "pay better in relation to what you would be getting in the private sector, given your education level" - notice that the gap between government and private salaries is large and positive on the low end of education, whereas that totally switches towards the high end

nowaypablo  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I jumped on the bad writing without attempting to discern what he meant, my bad. That makes a little more sense.

user-inactivated  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's ok, my writing is pretty bad.

nowaypablo  ·  2257 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Mine is not even marginally better, don't worry :D Just internet things.