> The max GS15 salary is like $175k and there’s lots of government benefits. Max GS14 is $150. Max GS13 is $125.
They are actually higher than that based on locality pay, here are FY22 numbers.
DC for example:
GS12 Max $116,788
GS13 Max $138,868
GS14 Max $164,102
GS15 Max $176,300*
Silicon Valley by comparison:
GS12 Max $126,742
GS13 Max $150,703
GS14 Max $176,300
GS15 Max $176,300*
> I hear the complaint that fed doesn’t pay for tech and I think that’s not true.
While the federal govt does pay, in many cases the federal pay is not as competitive as it needs to be for high demand specialties that require a good amount of skills.
Recently I was talking with an executive about building a software security capability within our engineering division for the space domain.
Trying to hire great talent capping out @176k is simply not competitive with all the local FAANGs and startups doing specialized software security work in the aerospace/aeronautics domain.
They are actually higher than that based on locality pay, here are FY22 numbers.
DC for example:
GS12 Max $116,788
GS13 Max $138,868
GS14 Max $164,102
GS15 Max $176,300*
Silicon Valley by comparison:
GS12 Max $126,742
GS13 Max $150,703
GS14 Max $176,300
GS15 Max $176,300*
> I hear the complaint that fed doesn’t pay for tech and I think that’s not true.
While the federal govt does pay, in many cases the federal pay is not as competitive as it needs to be for high demand specialties that require a good amount of skills.
Recently I was talking with an executive about building a software security capability within our engineering division for the space domain.
Trying to hire great talent capping out @176k is simply not competitive with all the local FAANGs and startups doing specialized software security work in the aerospace/aeronautics domain.