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Is NSA pay still uncompetitive though? I think this might be the biggest obstacle to mass surveillance honestly.
by pharmakom 4y ago
Is NSA pay still uncompetitive though? I think this might be the biggest obstacle to mass surveillance honestly.
- philip1209 4y ago"The 2023 salary cap for all GS employees is $183,500 per year. You cannot be offered more than this under any circumstance." https://join.tts.gsa.gov/compensation-and-benefits/ https://join.tts.gsa.gov/compensation-and-benefits/
- thdespou 4y agoAt least they get to play with some cool "toys".
- Godel_unicode 4y agoThat’s only base salary. There are quite a few performance and skill based bonus programs in the federal government which end up in the mid-200s.
- photonbeam 4y agoAre there published guidelines for this, or is it more that you negotiate with a hiring manager?
- Godel_unicode 4y agoThere are published guidelines within the agency, your recruiting human capital person or hiring manager could tell you more. There’s no negotiation though, either the billet is part of the program (CISA calls their CTMS) or it’s not, and either you check the box (usually with a certification) or you don’t. Edit: found this on their site. https://dhscs.usajobs.gov/assets/pdf/Career_Level_Guide.pdf https://dhscs.usajobs.gov/assets/pdf/Career_Level_Guide.pdf
- andrewmcwatters 4y agoSo basically it's still not worth it to work for the government, and it's more profitable, literally, to sell secrets to private companies. Absolutely wild and shortsighted.
- ren_engineer 4y agofor an ambitious person the appeal of the NSA would be to do a few years of work and then team up with a lobbyist type to start a consulting business that makes a fortune. Or use the connections and authority to raise money for a startup