Categories Burlington Financial Iowa Local News Political West Burlington There are 17,617,000 government employees and they are paid better than private sector workers. Post author By Falcon Post date May 9, 2019 Click here: Government employees salaries are 14.2 percent higher than private-sector workers and 6.1 percent higher than the self-employed. Government workers have the highest median earnings at $53,435, higher than both private sector workers and the self-employed. Private sector worker median earnings were $46,797. Self-employed median earnings were $50,383. The median earnings of state and local government workers ($51,202) were higher than the median earnings in any of the four categories of private-industry and self-employed workers. But federal government workers had the highest median earnings of all ($66,028). cliparts.co ← If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste? → 15 Tips for Better Train and Railway Photos