According to USA Today, the average federal employee makes US$81,258 and gets additional benefits worth US$41,791. The average private sector employee makes US$41,791, and gets US$10,589 in benefits. Add to that vastly greater job security and far more favorable pension rules, and it looks like "public service" comes at a considerable price. Of course, federal employees are now "angry" that Obama seeks to impose even a toothless partial payraise freeze.
