Speaking as a gov't contractor living in that region - ya, we get paid a lot of money. I'd probably have to take a 25% pay cut to go work in the commercial worl

Speaking as a gov't contractor living in that region - ya, we get paid a lot of money. I'd probably have to take a 25% pay cut to go work in the commercial world. Plus, the job security is amazing. There are always thousands of openings.