Abstract: A review of empirical data reveals that the median earnings for full-time, year-round public employees rose at a significantly higher rate than private earnings over the past 10 years. The data suggests economic recessions may produce […]
City Name Median Earnings for Residents Median Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Resident Earnings Santa Ana $28,626 $90,313 315% Anaheim $40,058 $99,898 249% Westminster $41,408 $101,702 246% Garden […]
City Name Median Earnings for Residents Median Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Residents Earnings San Marcos $43,583 $107,656 247% National City $30,013 $71,984 240% El Cajon $38,990 $84,508 […]
City Name Median Earnings for Residents Median Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Residents Earnings Rancho Cordova $44,634 $96,207 216% Winters $44,318 $91,174 206% Yuba City $41,157 $82,990 202% […]
City Name Median Earnings for City Residents Medians Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Residents Earnings Bell Gardens $ 23,425 $ 84,543 361% El Monte $ 27,115 $ 86,973 […]
The Marin Municipal Water District recently proposed a rate hike that would increase most residents’ water bills by an average 27 percent. The proposal comes on the heels of a recently released “cost of service analysis” […]
2014 was the first year in which CalPERS provided an annual pension amount, as compared to the base monthly amount they provided in previous years. Multiple CalPERS members reported to Transparent California that […]
On our website, viewers can see the average full-career pension by employer for CalPERS or any other public pension plan in California. We define a full-career as those with at least 30 […]
Transparent California now has 2014 pension data for virtually every major California government agency. In addition to the 2014 data for CalPERS and CalSTRS, data is now available for many of the […]
Oregon’s former Secretary of State, Phil Keisling, weighs in on the reality that most fire departments are primarily responding to EMT calls, and offers some interesting solutions: This isn’t just a big-city […]