I don't think this is true. GS grades are capped by the compensation of Level IV of the Executive Schedule (sometimes with locality pay they would exceed that and so they get capped), which is roughly the same as Congress salary, but definitely SES pay tops out a good 25k above that.
Grow up in the DC area and even if you never work for the Gov't directly you just absorb this information out of the air.
Grow up in the DC area and even if you never work for the Gov't directly you just absorb this information out of the air.