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> Governments won't pay one highly skilled person 250k How can we change this? As a taxpayer, I'd be perfectly happy allocating some of my tax dollars to pay e
by imajoredinecon 5y ago
> Governments won't pay one highly skilled person 250k
How can we change this? As a taxpayer, I'd be perfectly happy allocating some of my tax dollars to pay efficiency wages in situations like the one in this post, where hiring someone with specialized skills can save the community millions of dollars.
- elil17 5y agoFor the federal government, at least, there are highly paid scientific positions. It’s called the “ST” (scientific and technical) pay scale, it can go over $200k and has nice bonus opportunities too ($25k at the discretion of OPM and 35% at the discretion of the president). However, there are only 470 of these positions in the whole government. Congress allocated the positions through the budget process, so call your representative and suggest they approve more (you could also mention SL, the non-STEM version of ST). Agencies are always asking for more senior-level headcount, the limiting factor is what Congress will approve.
- goodpoint 5y agoGovernments can pay $$$ to contractors and companies without much fuss. Just don't get hired as an employee.