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The explanatory text says: "Gross pay includes overtime, bonuses, housing allowances, sick leave payout, vacation payout and multiple other forms of cash compensation"

So "Other" would be everything but base pay and overtime. Admittedly "multiple other forms of cash compensation" leaves lots of possiblities.




Well that leaves "bonuses, housing allowances, sick leave payout, vacation payout"

Most of the time sick leave payout and vacation payout is no more than the same day rate of a 'working' individual.

Thus it is hard to know why the OTHER column is bigger than the base salary.


Many government jobs allow you to accrue vacation and sick time without limit. If you're retiring and cash out 30 years of unused sick leave, that's a big lump payment.




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