According to Crain's Chicago, the top four employers in Chicago employ a total of about 150,000 people. That's 1 out of every 18 Chicagoans—man, woman, and child. Interestingly, the four organizations are all in the same sector, raising concerns that this industry might have too much influence.
Can you guess what the sector is?
(Answer after the break.)
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Monday, September 13, 2010
Federal government lawyer salaries
Factoids of the day:
(1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for lawyers working in the executive branch of the federal government (i.e., any lawyer working for a federal agency) is $126,080.
(2) According to the same source, this is $10,000 more than the median yearly salary for lawyers in the business of providing "legal services" (i.e., private practice).
(3) In 2008, the federal government employed 31,800 lawyers (more than the 31,400 tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents it employed).
(4) Thus, by my calculation, the federal government pays about four billion dollars in lawyers' salaries every year.
It's like I always tell people: you can't go wrong working for the outfit that prints the money.
(1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for lawyers working in the executive branch of the federal government (i.e., any lawyer working for a federal agency) is $126,080.
(2) According to the same source, this is $10,000 more than the median yearly salary for lawyers in the business of providing "legal services" (i.e., private practice).
(3) In 2008, the federal government employed 31,800 lawyers (more than the 31,400 tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents it employed).
(4) Thus, by my calculation, the federal government pays about four billion dollars in lawyers' salaries every year.
It's like I always tell people: you can't go wrong working for the outfit that prints the money.
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