Comparing Government And Private Sector Compensation In Canada

From the Executive Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the levels of compensation, and the changes over time in those levels, in the public and private sectors. It is believed that this study makes a unique contribution to the public discussion by focusing on compensation comparisons for specific occupations in the public and private sectors and by distinguishing among the different levels of government and the various quasi-government agencies in the public sector. This report presents an analysis of the level of compensation for similar jobs in the public and private sectors as well as an investigation of the changes in salaries for positions that are unique to a particular sector. In addition to comparing annual salaries over time and hourly rates of pay as of mid-1978, the non-wage benefits in a number of public sectors and the private sector are studied.

Monographic collection of essays on civil service and public service employment and wages in Canada - covers growth in number of civil servants, and public servants, wage determination, wage differentials, fringe benefits, etc. In the public sector at both national level and local level. Bibliography pp. 186 to 188, references and statistical tables.

While British Columbia's government has returned to an operating surplus, the province still faces fiscal challenges as it continues to borrow to pay for capital expenditures, thus increasing government debt. In fact, a recent studywarned that the province's fiscal position could become unsustainable unless the government restrains spending in the future.

This study compares hourly and annual pay in each of four sectors of economic activity: federal public sector, provincial public sector, municipal public sector and private sector....The costs to emplyers of the major employee benefits are also examined....The major finding of the study is that municipal pay levels consistently exceed those of other sectors for almost all occupations.