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Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Lorie Zapf today (April 21) released a study that purports to show that Fire Department compensation is far higher than comparable -- the key word is "comparable" -- jobs in the private sector. The two councilmembers say that salaries plus fringe benefits in the City Fire Department are 137% to 325% higher than private sector benchmarks -- namely pay/fringes of private sector ambulance employees with similar qualifications. Opponents can be expected to claim these are not apples to apples comparisons.
Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Lorie Zapf today (April 21) released a study that purports to show that Fire Department compensation is far higher than comparable -- the key word is "comparable" -- jobs in the private sector. The two councilmembers say that salaries plus fringe benefits in the City Fire Department are 137% to 325% higher than private sector benchmarks -- namely pay/fringes of private sector ambulance employees with similar qualifications. Opponents can be expected to claim these are not apples to apples comparisons.