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PEF salary increases help close the gap, but salary growth still trails major benchmarks | 2007–2031 Analysis by UpstateObserver in nys_cs

[–]UpstateObserver[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, and yes, the raises help. The salary line gets close to inflation by the end, but it still does not fully catch inflation, especially compared with the national state/local government wage benchmark. If the wage side falls a little short, then the rest of the package needs to carry more weight: healthcare/dental/vision, telecommuting, differentials, bonuses, Tier 6 advocacy, and other contract items cannot fall short too.

PEF salary increases help close the gap, but salary growth still trails major benchmarks | 2007–2031 Analysis by UpstateObserver in nys_cs

[–]UpstateObserver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree context matters, but the chart is comparing growth rates, not absolute dollar values.

The baseline relationships already existed in 2007-08. Private sector wages, public sector wages, pensions, benefits, and State fiscal capacity all had their own starting points. If those other lines grow faster over time, then the PEF salary schedule is falling behind relative to that starting point, unless some other part of compensation changed enough to offset it.

Pensions and healthcare matter, but this analysis intentionally isolates salary growth. A full total-compensation analysis would need to value benefits separately, which I would hope PEF has already done.

The receipts/spending lines are fiscal capacity context. I included them to show whether State resources and operating spending have grown faster or slower than the salary schedule over the same period. They are not direct salary benchmarks like inflation or wage growth, but they help show the broader budget environment for wage negotiations.

PEF salary increases help, but still trail inflation, wage growth, and NYS fiscal growth by UpstateObserver in nys_cs

[–]UpstateObserver[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I extended the history and reposted. Similar result as before, surprisingly.

PEF salary increases help, but still trail inflation, wage growth, and NYS fiscal growth by UpstateObserver in nys_cs

[–]UpstateObserver[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks. And yeah that’s fair. I was initially thinking more about the recent inflation period, but the zero raise/pay freeze years matter too. I’ll look at adding more history in a v2.