OTTAWA — As the Conservative government lops thousands of jobs off the payroll, the cost of the average federal employee will continue to climb and could hit nearly $130,000 by 2015, says a report by Canada’s budget watchdog. On Tuesday, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page released a major report into how the government spends $43 billion on pay, pension and benefits to federal employees. The report estimates the average public servant is costing $114,000 with pensions and benefits rolled in. The public service now employs about 375,500 people. The average Canadian is paying $1,267 a year for the public service that delivers federal programs and services. But the PBO estimates that per employee cost could reach between $121,000 and $129,800 by 2015 as the government continues to cut the size of the public service. The report noted that if historical growth rate levels in compensation continue unabated, the cost of an employee could hit $132,400. Personnel costs are the government’s single biggest operating cost. It represents 18 per cent of all program expenses and 38 per cent of direct program spending that the Conservatives have been trying to reduce to rein in costs. The total was about $23 billion a decade ago, before the public service went on an unprecedented growth spurt. (more)
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Don Quixote: Analysis of Vernon Average Salaries Below: All figures from Annual Report 2011 - 9.46 MB 2010 - 4.40 MB
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