Thankfully, all federal government positions like this have clearly specified salary ranges. So let's take the DOJ, since they have easy to find vacancies. ht

Thankfully, all federal government positions like this have clearly specified salary ranges. So let's take the DOJ, since they have easy to find vacancies. https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=1&tid=215&practice_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=1&t... They are mostly GS-15, which is 150-175k pay per year. They do fine on benefits, etc. 15k in stock is not a ton for them. Certainly not something you'd mess up a job or career over.