This paper examines wage premiums – the difference in this case in wages between public and private sector employees – in administrative and nonadministrative jobs at different levels of the public sector and various sectors of private industry. The comparisons can then be used to determine...

This research conducts a comprehensive examination of public-private sector wage differentials in Alberta by comparing occupations that have a significant presence in both sectors. The following questions will be addressed: Is there a public-private sector wage premium by occupation in Alberta?...