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To: mishedlo who wrote (109229)	3/2/2010 7:21:47 PM
From: Jim McMannis	7 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

In DC you can average $94k. washingtonexaminer.com The average pay for the nation's 1.9 million federal workers is a little over $71,000, with the 372,041 federal workers in the Washington area earning an average of $94,047. The average salary for the nation's 108 million private-sector workers is $50,028. While the proposed pay increase for next year is relatively small, the boost combined with an increase in federal government salaries amid a looming budget deficit crisis and the nation's 10 percent unemployment rate managed to raise some eyebrows. "I about fell off my chair when I saw that the number of federal employees making more than $150,000 have more than doubled in the last 18 months," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican. "While the American people are hurting, the federal government is padding its pocket. This is totally inappropriate and unacceptable." Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com