[Whispering Smith]

federal worker earned $100,178 in 2004, compared to $51,876 in salary and benefits for the average private-sector worker.
I agree with the results of this study. Federal employees are very well compensated for what they do.

[muawiyah]

This study deleted USPS employees. At the same time he is comparing a workforce with an average of a bachelor's degree, and a quarter with a master's degree against the average US workforce ~ hardly a fair comparison.

[satan]

Just to make your day:

I joined the federal government in 2000, at age 61. I then paid abount $350 to get retirement credit for 4 years Military Academy time. A year later I was eligible to retire - for the third time. Private industry sure didn't offer that plan!