Sixty-six percent of federal employees say they are satisfied with their pay,

according to a survey conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

The 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (formerly the Federal Human

Capital Survey) was taken by more than 250,000 federal employees.  The

survey, which is now done annually, "helps us listen to our employees and focus

on employee perceptions that drive job satisfaction, commitment, engagement, and

ultimately contribute to the accomplishment of agency missions," according to

OPM's director, John Berry.

In the job satisfaction part of the survey, when federal employees were

asked, "considering everything, how satisfied are you with your pay?" 66 percent

said they were positive, 18 percent were negative, and 16 percent were

neutral.   The positive rating is a six point increase over when the

survey was last taken in 2008.

The full results of the survey can be found on the OPM website

at: href="http://www.fedview.opm.gov/2010/">http://www.fedview.opm.gov/2010/