Top federal executives made $187,094 on average last year: More Than Average American CEO Makes.

The Federal News Radio reports:

The top performers in the Senior Executive Service made an average of $187,094 in fiscal 2014, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.

That’s about four times the national average wage, but it’s barely adequate for the job, according to some.

“People who have an ideological ax to grind because they’d like to shrink government in any way possible will find stuff to quibble about,” said John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service. “I’m not offended as a taxpayer that wants to get their money’s worth.”

A chief financial officer in the private sector makes much more than a senior executive doing comparable work, he noted.


“Many executives are managing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of people. They work 80, 100 or more hours a week. This isn’t a 9 to 5 job,” said Jason Briefel, a lobbyist for the Senior Executives Association.

They make more money than the average CEO makes!! No word on this story from Comrade Bernie Sanders who wants to talk about "inequality".