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Where can I make 150-200k/year in federal IT?

• alexjplant 5y ago
  Last I checked $140k is about the going rate for government contractor software engineering work in the DC/Northern Virginia area. Add $10-20k for a Secret clearance or Public Trust and $30-50k for a Top Secret clearance (though you'll probably have to deal with working in a SCIF at least some of the time with a clearance). I'm pretty sure you can push that latter number even higher if you get a TS/SCI and start doing spooky stuff.
  • themitigating 5y ago
    But that's not w2
    • alexjplant 5y ago
      It was two years ago (and according to my friends in the industry it still is).
      • dghlsakjg 5y ago
        Working on a w2 for a private company that contracts with the government is a world of difference from working on a w2 for the government.
    • 3np 5y ago
      What’s w2?
      • Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
        "w2" refers to tax form W-2 [0], which is a form given to direct hire employees during tax filing season. It contrasts to form 1099 [1] which are given to independent contractors. [0] https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-2 https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-2 [1] https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1099-misc https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1099-misc