1 of Every 5 Government Employees Has a 6-Figure Salary

By Heritage Foundation —— Bio and Archives December 28, 2017

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The U.S. government pays employees a total of about $1 million per minute, according to a watchdog group’s report on the sprawling federal bureaucracy. Looking at 78 large agencies, the nonprofit organization OpenTheBooks.com found that the average salary of a federal employee exceeds $100,000 and that roughly 1 in 5 of those on the government payroll has a six-figure salary. -- More...

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