More stories about Salary & Benefits Survey

  • 2013 salary survey results

    Four years after the Great Recession officially ended, we're still feeling the pain.

  • Looks better than it feels

    For the second year in a row, raises are up and pay cuts are down. But salaries and benefits are nowhere near 2008 levels — and may never be.

  • Welcome to the 'new normal'

  • Welcome to the ‘new normal’

    Paying more for fewer benefits is business as usual in this economy.

  • The Big Chill

    DOWN, BUT NOT OUT: Wages may be frozen, but the public sector is still perceived as providing better benefits than the private sector.

  • Are Benefits Still the Icing on Your Cake?

    From doing more with less to paying more for less, public works professionals sound off about the rising cost of benefits.

  • Are your benefits flying south?

    This year we reformulated our annual salary survey to learn what keeps you and your colleagues working. We included questions about benefits, job satisfaction, and what respondents would like to see more of in their jobs and their benefits packages. What we discovered may surprise you. . .

  • How do you stack up?

    Though compensation is stagnant and even falling (slightly), benefits in the public sector remain solid. Here's the skinny on what you're worth, based on our second annual salary and benefits survey.

  • How much are you worth?

    No one ever complains about getting paid too much. But how does your salary really stack up against that of your peers? PUBLIC WORKS magazine wanted to find out. Based on answers from 2600 readers just like you, we have a snapshot of how much money public works employees really make each year.