Accession Number:

AD1135149

Title:

What Does the Military Pay Gap Mean?

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Fernandez, Richard L.

Report Date:

1999-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

72

Abstract:

According to widely reported estimates, a pay gap of more than 13 percent exists between the pay of military personnel and that of workers in the civilian economy. This paper examines how the reported pay gap is calculated and what information it provides to policymakers concerned with setting military pay levels.

Descriptors:

• enlisted personnel
• employment
• military personnel
• health care
• national security
• business administration
• health services
• local governments
• management personnel
• personnel management
• recruiting
• recruits
• department of defense
• families (human)
• governments
• congress
• education
• food stamps
• fringe benefits
• law

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]