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>> 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
by 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 agoI’m in gov making 55K. My friends in private make 130K+.
- Retric 2y agoAre they doing similar jobs near you? The cost of living adjustment hits 45% and that’s arguably low for San Francisco.
- alephnerd 2y agoThat'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.