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A Civilian wage index for defense manpower / James R. Hosek [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- R (Rand Corporation)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Armed Forces--Civilian employees.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Pay, allowances, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 112 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1992.
- Summary:
- Current estimates comparing wage growth in the military and civilian sectors suggest that military basic pay grew 11.8 percent slower than civilian wages from fiscal 1982 to 1991. Yet over the same period recruit quality and retention showed practically no sign of deterioration. The authors developed a new civilian wage index (the DECI) for military personnel designed to represent the active duty military population and its civilian wage opportunities, and found only a 4.7 percent deficit over that period. DECI relative wage growth patterns track accession and retention trends over the period better than the currently used index, the ECI (Employment Cost Index). The DECI also shows how the military/civilian pay gap varies among different subgroups in the military--young, high school only graduates show parity while older, more educated personnel show a deficit; enlisted personnel show parity while officer personnel show a deficit. Subgroup comparisons demonstrate the DECI's potential to provide specific information to those who manage and set policy for military personnel.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel)."
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