Appendix Table A
Average state and local government employee pay and retiree pensions by state
| Average state and local government employee pay | Average pension benefit, FY2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2013 | State and local plans | State plans | Local plans | |
| United States | $43,525 | $25,135 | $24,139 | $30,810 |
| Alabama | $39,884 | $21,921 | $21,748 | $25,499 |
| Alaska | $45,261 | $23,795 | $23,463 | $42,182 |
| Arizona | $41,400 | $21,494 | $21,489 | $21,553 |
| Arkansas | $36,095 | $18,910 | $18,730 | $27,123 |
| California | $49,258 | $32,537 | $30,886 | $38,121 |
| Colorado | $46,131 | $31,544 | $33,235 | $17,064 |
| Connecticut | $49,304 | $35,079 | $37,954 | $24,839 |
| Delaware | $43,383 | $18,924 | $18,627 | $22,259 |
| District of Columbia | $46,764 | $23,933 | n.a. | $23,933 |
| Florida | $45,057 | $21,304 | $19,941 | $29,455 |
| Georgia | $38,885 | $28,064 | $28,366 | $26,039 |
| Hawaii | $42,024 | $23,457 | $23,457 | n.a. |
| Idaho | $35,482 | $17,015 | $17,002 | $23,521 |
| Illinois | $43,259 | $29,620 | $27,762 | $34,654 |
| Indiana | $40,104 | $16,679 | $16,408 | $29,024 |
| Iowa | $42,056 | $15,656 | $15,656 | $15,412 |
| Kansas | $38,675 | $15,704 | $15,238 | $28,220 |
| Kentucky | $36,512 | $22,068 | $21,954 | $31,439 |
| Louisiana | $39,082 | $21,666 | $22,115 | $15,780 |
| Maine | $38,881 | $19,562 | $19,562 | n.a. |
| Maryland | $47,849 | $22,173 | $21,277 | $25,366 |
| Massachusetts | $51,718 | $29,067 | $32,273 | $22,981 |
| Michigan | $40,251 | $21,145 | $20,195 | $24,989 |
| Minnesota | $40,873 | $20,813 | $20,224 | $30,070 |
| Mississippi | $38,368 | $20,891 | $20,891 | n.a. |
| Missouri | $36,888 | $21,994 | $22,835 | $17,574 |
| Montana | $35,360 | $15,258 | $15,258 | n.a. |
| Nebraska | $36,354 | $22,333 | $20,375 | $26,791 |
| Nevada | $46,573 | $30,274 | $30,274 | n.a. |
| New Hampshire | $43,425 | $19,174 | $19,293 | $14,712 |
| New Jersey | $55,141 | $29,425 | $29,432 | $25,192 |
| New Mexico | $37,794 | $22,006 | $22,006 | n.a. |
| New York | $51,825 | $30,871 | $26,867 | $38,299 |
| North Carolina | $41,016 | $18,571 | $18,513 | $35,706 |
| North Dakota | $39,213 | $14,553 | $14,331 | $18,867 |
| Ohio | $37,686 | $26,864 | $26,701 | $42,134 |
| Oklahoma | $35,535 | $18,558 | $18,647 | $16,454 |
| Oregon | $42,045 | $28,333 | $28,043 | $38,491 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,008 | $24,360 | $26,148 | $18,817 |
| Rhode Island | $50,424 | $31,548 | $31,263 | $32,982 |
| South Carolina | $39,872 | $19,423 | $19,424 | $18,776 |
| South Dakota | $35,461 | $16,436 | $16,159 | $26,189 |
| Tennessee | $39,369 | $16,626 | $15,322 | $22,753 |
| Texas | $39,878 | $22,004 | $21,103 | $31,175 |
| Utah | $39,439 | $22,150 | $22,140 | $23,641 |
| Vermont | $40,751 | $15,802 | $15,760 | $16,953 |
| Virginia | $40,600 | $20,892 | $20,900 | $20,857 |
| Washington | $46,124 | $21,591 | $21,702 | $19,988 |
| West Virginia | $36,182 | $16,414 | $16,193 | $22,478 |
| Wisconsin | $39,135 | $24,546 | $24,878 | $21,850 |
| Wyoming | $38,785 | $15,539 | $15,539 | n.a. |
Sources: For average state and local government employee pay, author’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey data, 2011–2013 (Ruggles et al. 2013); for average pension benefit, author’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of Public Pensions data, FY2011 (for fiscal years ending between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011).
This chart appears in:
Previous chart: « Real entry-level wages of male and female college graduates, 1979–2013
Next chart: Measuring the effect of a COLA cut, by age and gender »