More than 4,500 local government employees in the Washington region, or roughly one of every 12 workers, make $100,000 or more in base salary alone.

Of roughly 56,262 government workers in the District, Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, 4,555 employees, or 8.1 percent, earn high individual incomes, which don’t include benefits and overtime pay that typically exceed those provided in the private sector, government spending experts said. The list does not include public school employees.

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