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Divided among all households in the U.S., what is the average annual cost per household to pay the salaries and benefits of all federal, state, and local government employees?

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In 2017, federal, state and local governments spent $1.94 trillion on employee compensation. This amounts to an average of $15,388 from every household in the United States.

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