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> They don't really have a clean comparison to military ranks, that I know of. They do, but you have to start going into the enlisted ranks for best comparison
by mpyne 13y ago
> They don't really have a clean comparison to military ranks, that I know of.
They do, but you have to start going into the enlisted ranks for best comparisons. GS-7 might be E-6/E-7, GS-5 would be E-4/E-5, etc.
- phaus 13y agoIf you look at pay, a GS-7 makes less than I did as an E-4 in the DC/Baltimore area. If you look at responsibility, it seems to fit.
- Jtsummers 13y agoIt gets fuzzy. Enlisted responsibility is not strictly below officer responsibility, it's just different and somewhat overlapping once you get to higher NCO ranks. A high ranked NCO could be on par with a GS-12 in terms of responsibility scope, though perhaps not in pay. I'd agree that low GS grades (say 5-9) are probably akin to E1-E4, but starting at E5 or so (AF) you start gaining responsibilities (either personnel or materiel) that are more akin, not in kind but in scope, to lower ranked officers.