Juneau Empire: State employee salary study misses another deadline, prompting House resolution demanding to see data
State employee salary study misses another deadline, prompting House resolution demanding to see data
This database shows total calendar year earnings from 2020 through 2024 for employees working in state agencies, community colleges and universities. Employees may be listed more than once if they ...
The Seattle Times: WA will hire 300 employees as it enacts high-earners income tax
Seattle Times: WA lawmakers looking at state employee pay cuts amid budget crunch
Senate Democrats are proposing a 5% pay cut for nearly all state employees as the state grapples with an estimated $15 billion budget shortfall over the next four years. Under the proposal, state ...
OPB: A new agreement could get Washington state workers the wage hikes they lost
A new agreement could get Washington state workers the wage hikes they lost
A long-delayed study of state employee salaries has missed yet another deadline, to the ire of legislators and union officials who say it’s a blatant effort by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to bury data showing ...
The statewide average annual wage reached $95,160 last year, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. That’s 6.8% higher than in 2023, when the average was $89,138. The increase was ...
The state will fill the new jobs — either by moving existing employees to the positions or by hiring new workers — over the next several years.
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