>> You won't make as much as you make in the private sector. But the overall benefits package may very well be competitive, assuming they're bringing people in

>> You won't make as much as you make in the private sector. But the overall benefits package may very well be competitive, assuming they're bringing people in as government employees or contractors. The federal government is legally back-stopped on how limited it can allow benefit packages to be (contrast with the package in some startup companies, though of course the possibility of massive windfall profit sharing is supposed to make up the difference).