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No it definitely does not. A GS-15, whose job duties would be equivalent to a CTO or principal engineer in private sector, makes _at least_ 3x less than the goi

by nunez 2y ago

No it definitely does not. A GS-15, whose job duties would be equivalent to a CTO or principal engineer in private sector, makes _at least_ 3x less than the going rate. You are correct in that gov benefits are incredible.

tivert 2y ago
>> Government pays IT fairly well compared to 95% of all IT jobs. It’s not paying FAANG wages, but more time off, less overtime, and pensions make direct salary comparisons misleading. > No it definitely does not. A GS-15, whose job duties would be equivalent to a CTO or principal engineer in private sector, makes _at least_ 3x less than the going rate. You are correct in that gov benefits are incredible. What's the government pay for a senior engineer, and what's your number for an equivalent private sector salary?
- beretguy 2y ago
  I’m in gov making 55K. My friends in private make 130K+.
  - Retric 2y ago
    Are they doing similar jobs near you? The cost of living adjustment hits 45% and that’s arguably low for San Francisco.
  - alephnerd 2y ago
    That's very low for a GSA role. Are you state or local government? Base salary for most GSA SWE roles tend to be around $70-140k base (GS-7 to GS-15). I don't think I've ever met a sub-GS-7 SWE outside of those working on a military base directly or via a non-trad veteran hiring program.
Retric 2y ago
It’s important to realize senior government roles are bumped up by years of service and local cost of living. CTO’s pay varies wildly but the average is only ~175k you can make more than that in government. Yes Google’s CTO makes vastly more, but there’s 1,000 local banks for every Google. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Technology_Officer_(CTO)/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Technology_Of... In Arlington VA you’ll cap out at 33.26% over the GS-15 step 10 so 160k * 1.33 = 212k and someone with 40 years of service is looking at a 212 * 0.011 * 40 = 93k per year pension at 62 which then gets inflation adjustments. There’s people making 3x that but not that many of them.

by nunez 2y ago

tivert 2y ago

>> Government pays IT fairly well compared to 95% of all IT jobs. It’s not paying FAANG wages, but more time off, less overtime, and pensions make direct salary comparisons misleading. > No it definitely does not. A GS-15, whose job duties would be equivalent to a CTO or principal engineer in private sector, makes _at least_ 3x less than the going rate. You are correct in that gov benefits are incredible. What's the government pay for a senior engineer, and what's your number for an equivalent private sector salary?

beretguy 2y ago
I’m in gov making 55K. My friends in private make 130K+.
- Retric 2y ago
  Are they doing similar jobs near you? The cost of living adjustment hits 45% and that’s arguably low for San Francisco.
- alephnerd 2y ago
  That's very low for a GSA role. Are you state or local government? Base salary for most GSA SWE roles tend to be around $70-140k base (GS-7 to GS-15). I don't think I've ever met a sub-GS-7 SWE outside of those working on a military base directly or via a non-trad veteran hiring program.

Retric 2y ago

It’s important to realize senior government roles are bumped up by years of service and local cost of living. CTO’s pay varies wildly but the average is only ~175k you can make more than that in government. Yes Google’s CTO makes vastly more, but there’s 1,000 local banks for every Google. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Technology_Officer_(CTO)/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Technology_Of... In Arlington VA you’ll cap out at 33.26% over the GS-15 step 10 so 160k * 1.33 = 212k and someone with 40 years of service is looking at a 212 * 0.011 * 40 = 93k per year pension at 62 which then gets inflation adjustments. There’s people making 3x that but not that many of them.