Good luck convincing 70 year old congressmen that 22 year old software engineers working for the government should be paid as much, if not more, than them.
Government needs a pay raise across the board. The president should earn $10 million per annum. Senators, $2,000,000.00. Representatives, $1,200,000.00. Government employees, an average of $175,000.00. And entry level software engineers for the government, $200,000.00.
I got a BS in botany thinking I wanted to work for the Park Service, Forest Service, BLM, something like that.
Not only was entry level a paupers wage, and strictly seasonal, but there was no clear way to get into a career tract position. I ended up going into industry and making 2x, and within 3 years was making 3x.
I would much rather be out in the world counting plants, but I would have never been able to buy a home, or get ahead in any reasonable fashion had I continued that path.
Government needs a pay raise across the board. The president should earn $10 million per annum. Senators, $2,000,000.00. Representatives, $1,200,000.00. Government employees, an average of $175,000.00. And entry level software engineers for the government, $200,000.00.