Wage Series Part 8: Does Assessed Valuation Matter?

Wage Series Part 8: Does Assessed Valuation Matter?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last issue we discussed whether – and to what extent — population influenced a jurisdiction’s relative wage ranking. In this article we discuss to what extent assessed valuation influences that ranking. [Read more…]

Wage Series Part 7: Does Size Matter?

Wage Series Part 7: Does Size Matter?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last three parts of the Wage Series, we have discussed State wage rankings for the various public safety classifications.  In the next three parts, we turn to a discussion of what factors might influence, or explain, at least in part, those wage rankings. [Read more…]

Wage Series Part 6: Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages

Wage Series Part 6:  Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is part six of our continued series on Washington Public Safety Employee wages.  In this issue, we report on wage rankings for 911  Dispatchers and Police Records Clerks.

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