Average Encinitas government worker makes $92,000 per year, plus $36,000 in benefits

Just the facts, ma'am.

The state has posted online data for all government employees. The summary data are here, but understate the averages because they include part-time, contract, and partial-year workers. The raw data are here. Note: both links are currently broken at the time of posting, but we assume they'll be working again soon unless government unions can quash them like they did the CalPERS pension database.

Anyway, we accessed the files before they went down, and here are the Encinitas details for 2012, with part-time, contract, and partial-year workers and city council members filtered out.

Position titles and pay ranges are on next week's consent agenda for rubber-stamping by the city council. Staff have data to show that the pay ranges are comparable to other California cities, so why should council even question whether $130,000 per worker is fair, reasonable, or affordable, or bear any relation to private sector compensation?

The median household income (i.e. including those with two or more working adults) in Encinitas is estimated around $80,000 - $90,000 per year, with far less generous benefits.

Hat tip to California Public Policy Center.