Chart: Public-sector workers are paid less than their private-sector counterparts—and the penalty is larger in right-to-work states: Pay penalty for public sector workers compared with private sector workers by their state’s collective bargaining rights | Economic Policy Institute

Public-sector workers are paid less than their private-sector counterparts—and the penalty is larger in right-to-work states: Pay penalty for public sector workers compared with private sector workers by their state's collective bargaining rights

	Wages	Compensation
Fair share states (non-right-to-work)	5.2%	0.8%
Right-to-work states	14.1%	10.4%

Source: Eliminating fair share fees and making public employment “right-to-work” would increase the pay penalty for working in state and local government, by Jeffrey Keefe.

View the underlying data on epi.org.