There's also the "executive schedule" [1] for management, but it doesn't pay much better: $220K for the highest paid ES-1, and a PhD is a requirement. In fact,

There's also the "executive schedule" [1] for management, but it doesn't pay much better: $220K for the highest paid ES-1, and a PhD is a requirement. In fact, the president of the US makes only $400K. [1] https://www.federalpay.org/ses/2020 https://www.federalpay.org/ses/2020