Comments on: Welcome to My Secret Organization http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:08:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kincora1014 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-4 kincora1014 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:32:51 +0000 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-4 My information was found on the Michigan government website, and the World Almanac. My information was found on the Michigan government website, and the World Almanac.

]]> By: kincora1014 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-3 kincora1014 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:28:54 +0000 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-3 I wanted to double check the salary of the Governor of Michigan. She makes 177,000 dollars a year + expenses and benefits (in 2000 the expenses could total up to 60,000/year, I cannot find anything more recent). The Governor of California makes 206,500 per year (though he does not accept his salary), and the Governor of New York makes 179,000 per year. Michigan is technically #3 in pay for Governors when including California, and I cannot say if either New York and California add additional funds for travel, expenses and benefits like we do in Michigan. State Legislators in Michigan are full time employees, which is not a uniform characteristic across all states, and they make about 79,650 per year + expenses, and are second in the country in pay (California, again, pays more). Our Treasurer is the highest paid 174,204 (California 165,200), The Supreme Court’s seven Justices are paid $164,610 a year. The 28 judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals receive $151,441. "According to data from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the average private sector employee in Michigan earned $41,128 in fiscal 2005, compared to $48,421 for the average state civil service worker. State government employees, in other words, earned about 18 percent more than private sector workers. Fiscal 2006 numbers have not yet been released, so it remains to be seen if the gap widened or narrowed. The difference in compensation becomes even more pronounced when you factor in the value of fringe benefits. In fiscal 2005, Michigan-classified state employees’ benefits averaged almost 54 percent of base payroll, whereas in the private sector, nationwide benefits averaged almost 41 percent of base payroll (Michigan-specific private-sector statistics were unavailable). These compensation calculations include employer contributions to FICA, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation insurance. The average Michigan state employee receives a salary and benefits package worth nearly $75,000. If Michigan private-sector employees received the national average for fringe benefit compensation, their total "pay" would be $58,000. It is possible that those private employees may enjoy higher fringe benefits than the average; however, in order to equal the average total compensation of state employees, the value of their fringe benefit package would need to be 82.5 percent of their base payroll — which is more than twice the national average. It should be noted that these figures do not include compensation for scores of non-civil servants, including the governor, legislators, judges and their respective staffs, many of whom have compensation packages even more generous than classified state employees." I wanted to double check the salary of the Governor of Michigan. She makes 177,000 dollars a year + expenses and benefits (in 2000 the expenses could total up to 60,000/year, I cannot find anything more recent). The Governor of California makes 206,500 per year (though he does not accept his salary), and the Governor of New York makes 179,000 per year. Michigan is technically #3 in pay for Governors when including California, and I cannot say if either New York and California add additional funds for travel, expenses and benefits like we do in Michigan.

State Legislators in Michigan are full time employees, which is not a uniform characteristic across all states, and they make about 79,650 per year + expenses, and are second in the country in pay (California, again, pays more). Our Treasurer is the highest paid 174,204 (California 165,200), The Supreme Court’s seven Justices are paid $164,610 a year. The 28 judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals receive $151,441.

“According to data from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the average private sector employee in Michigan earned $41,128 in fiscal 2005, compared to $48,421 for the average state civil service worker. State government employees, in other words, earned about 18 percent more than private sector workers. Fiscal 2006 numbers have not yet been released, so it remains to be seen if the gap widened or narrowed.

The difference in compensation becomes even more pronounced when you factor in the value of fringe benefits. In fiscal 2005, Michigan-classified state employees’ benefits averaged almost 54 percent of base payroll, whereas in the private sector, nationwide benefits averaged almost 41 percent of base payroll (Michigan-specific private-sector statistics were unavailable). These compensation calculations include employer contributions to FICA, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation insurance.

The average Michigan state employee receives a salary and benefits package worth nearly $75,000. If Michigan private-sector employees received the national average for fringe benefit compensation, their total “pay” would be $58,000. It is possible that those private employees may enjoy higher fringe benefits than the average; however, in order to equal the average total compensation of state employees, the value of their fringe benefit package would need to be 82.5 percent of their base payroll — which is more than twice the national average.

It should be noted that these figures do not include compensation for scores of non-civil servants, including the governor, legislators, judges and their respective staffs, many of whom have compensation packages even more generous than classified state employees.”

]]> By: jac191 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-2 jac191 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:24:47 +0000 http://kincora1014.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/welcome-to-my-secret-organization/#comment-2 Wow, what an incredible manner to do your service learning and this is a nicely written and detailed entry. Michigan has the second highest paid representatives and governor in the country and the state of the state is in shambles? I knew things were bad in Michigan, but reading your blog makes me worry about the future and morale of its citizens. I don't watch television and have failed to keep up with the news as I used to... do you know what the media coverage has been like of this event here in PIttsburgh? I have to get back into the habit of reading more news sources on the web again. I am glad to know you were able to be of some assistance in promoting citizenship at various levels. Wow, what an incredible manner to do your service learning and this is a nicely written and detailed entry. Michigan has the second highest paid representatives and governor in the country and the state of the state is in shambles? I knew things were bad in Michigan, but reading your blog makes me worry about the future and morale of its citizens. I don’t watch television and have failed to keep up with the news as I used to… do you know what the media coverage has been like of this event here in PIttsburgh? I have to get back into the habit of reading more news sources on the web again. I am glad to know you were able to be of some assistance in promoting citizenship at various levels.

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