In Canada, if you make 100K per year they release that information for everyone to view if they want. I suppose the answer to my question is because they want tax payers to know what public servants are getting paid.
Is this a common practice in other countries?
I mean, 100K and over in 2023 is not as high as people think. Maybe in 1990 that would be considered a high salary. Right now I’d say $150K and higher I would consider a way above average salary.
In the public sector it’s often brought up at work. You could be doing a great job but if there is someone making less and think they should make more, it’s not out of the ordinary for someone to say out in the open in front of EVERYONE:
“Bill made 106K last year and I think I’m underpaid!”
Leads to a toxic work environment.