D.C. fields fewer workers, but payroll cost soars

"The D.C. government's payroll grew by nearly $180 million between 2002 and last year, while its work force decreased by more than 2,000 personnel during that period, city records show.
In addition, the number of city workers earning salaries of $150,000 or more climbed from nine in 2002 to 43 last year, when the median income for a four-member D.C. family was $56,067..... 1,268 employees being paid an annual salary in excess of $100,000... In Baltimore, which has 628,670 residents and 15,500 city workers, 55 employees earned annual salaries of more than $100,000."
By Matthew Cella
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 17, 2006