The average social security retirement in Massachusetts in December 2005 was just over $12,000 per year.
Public/Private Comparisons
Limits on “double-dipping”
The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to prevent higher earning state and local pensioners from being treated as low income earners for the purpose of computing social security benefits.
Employee compensation — which is higher, public or private?
State and local government employees — on average — receive materially higher total compensation than private sector employees. Of course, public employees include many highly skilled categories of workers.