Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries on Wednesday. The study shows that more a quarter of the jobs surveyed, 28%, pay less than the median market wage, and 43% pay less than a key benchmark the state has used for decades.
“The report found several areas where the State is doing well and very competitive, as well as several areas that need improvement,” Department of Administration spokesperson Forrest Wolfe said via email after declining an interview request.
Nearly 3,000 state jobs were vacant at the beginning of this year. Alaska State Employees Association head Heidi Drygas, whose union represents a majority of the state’s rank-and-file workers, said in an interview that the salary report offers some insight on that problem…