If you work in tech: what are your salaries?

[Anonymous]

Chief Engineer small 20 person DOD contractor

$210K + 20% bonus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Independent tech consultant : 600k-800k/year.

What do you consult on that people are willing to hire you for that amount? But most people can't do that without a compelling pedigree and deep network of connections.

It's BS. You don't make that kind of money unless you are un sales or upper management.

Fake news.

Independent consultant here. At any given time, I have 2 projects going on, each with a rate between $150-$200/hr. I am extremely good at what I do, I am typically able to finish 80hrs of work in 50-60hrs/week. Ten years back I was a Sr. Director with a top defense company, left it to work for myself and haven’t looked back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Independent tech consultant : 600k-800k/year.

What do you consult on that people are willing to hire you for that amount? But most people can't do that without a compelling pedigree and deep network of connections.

It's BS. You don't make that kind of money unless you are un sales or upper management.

Fake news.

Independent consultant here. At any given time, I have 2 projects going on, each with a rate between $150-$200/hr. I am extremely good at what I do, I am typically able to finish 80hrs of work in 50-60hrs/week. Ten years back I was a Sr. Director with a top defense company, left it to work for myself and haven’t looked back.

Huh, so you're rate is $200/hr, and you bill your clients for 80hrs while working 60hrs? Isn't that fraud?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For people reading this thread, just know that the majority of the people posting in this thread are in the top 2% of the tech field in the DC metro region. The vast majority of the tech industry in this area is not making over $150K let alone making some of the salaries that are posted here. This is a self-selected group at the top who are answering.

I am 56 and have worked as a contractor at my federal agency for 29 years. I am a Network and System administrator and I make $160K which for a non-managerial technical worker is pretty high end, but I have this salary because I have worked for my agency for so long and I have a lot of skills in getting things done here at my agency and knowing how to get things through the government bureaucracy. I happen to work for one of the best agencies in the federal government, so I am quite happy where I am. I have peers in the industry who do make over $200K and some even making over $250K but they work for large corporations and they work more strenuous hours. I have much more family friendly hours and have been able to spend a lot more time with my family over the years than they have.

And as for age discrimination, it is more an issue in private tech than in government contracting. If you are over 50, and in tech, and need to find a job, you should look at the government contracting jobs. In government contracting, they look for and value experience more and are more likely to want someone who they know has the requisite experience. And they are not looking for job hoppers, so they tend not to discriminate against older employees.

This illustrates the reason so many private sector tech companies are establishing a DC presence - there is a lot of talent here that is undermarket making government salaries. Not to say everyone wants that lifestyle, but there are skilled people here available in this market at a much lower cost vs. the bay area.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Independent tech consultant : 600k-800k/year.

What do you consult on that people are willing to hire you for that amount? But most people can't do that without a compelling pedigree and deep network of connections.

It's BS. You don't make that kind of money unless you are un sales or upper management.

Fake news.

Independent consultant here. At any given time, I have 2 projects going on, each with a rate between $150-$200/hr. I am extremely good at what I do, I am typically able to finish 80hrs of work in 50-60hrs/week. Ten years back I was a Sr. Director with a top defense company, left it to work for myself and haven’t looked back.

Huh, so you're rate is $200/hr, and you bill your clients for 80hrs while working 60hrs? Isn't that fraud?

These projects are agreed at 40hrs minimum, for a less experienced person it may take 50-60hrs to finish them. It’s not my fault if I can finish it in 30. Get over yourself!

[Anonymous]

Senior embedded software engineer in the aerospace industry 180k. However embedded engineering jobs are disappearing in the US, don’t believe the crap you see on indeed. These days data engineering and security engineering are the IT sectors with great demand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Independent tech consultant : 600k-800k/year.

What do you consult on that people are willing to hire you for that amount? But most people can't do that without a compelling pedigree and deep network of connections.

It's BS. You don't make that kind of money unless you are un sales or upper management.

Fake news.

Independent consultant here. At any given time, I have 2 projects going on, each with a rate between $150-$200/hr. I am extremely good at what I do, I am typically able to finish 80hrs of work in 50-60hrs/week. Ten years back I was a Sr. Director with a top defense company, left it to work for myself and haven’t looked back.

Huh, so you're rate is $200/hr, and you bill your clients for 80hrs while working 60hrs? Isn't that fraud?

These projects are agreed at 40hrs minimum, for a less experienced person it may take 50-60hrs to finish them. It’s not my fault if I can finish it in 30. Get over yourself!

You are full of shi%. You aren't even using the correct terminology.

Fake news.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Independent tech consultant : 600k-800k/year.

What do you consult on that people are willing to hire you for that amount? But most people can't do that without a compelling pedigree and deep network of connections.

It's BS. You don't make that kind of money unless you are un sales or upper management.

Fake news.

Independent consultant here. At any given time, I have 2 projects going on, each with a rate between $150-$200/hr. I am extremely good at what I do, I am typically able to finish 80hrs of work in 50-60hrs/week. Ten years back I was a Sr. Director with a top defense company, left it to work for myself and haven’t looked back.

You can't take a hourly rate contract and commit time card fraud and bill it as if it were a firm fixed price contract , assigning whatever random hours you believe it would "typically" take. I'm an actual senior leader at an tech company working in the public sector and you my friend are scum that ks cheating tax payers.

Someone needs to check your IP address and file a fraud report with OIG. If you are really in tech then you'd know how easy it would be to doxx you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

LOL! There is t a single person on my team of Gov Contractors that makes less than the GS15 step 10. Good luck finding cleared software developers for anything less than 180k

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

LOL! There is t a single person on my team of Gov Contractors that makes less than the GS15 step 10. Good luck finding cleared software developers for anything less than 180k

Yeah depends on contract. Not every contract is for a body shop; some are SLA and provide services or products, and the price covers staff at much high rates

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

No

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

LOL! There is t a single person on my team of Gov Contractors that makes less than the GS15 step 10. Good luck finding cleared software developers for anything less than 180k

By cleared you mean getting your ts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year

What government agency is paying enough for a contracting position that can cover salary, benefits, and overhead for 280k a year?

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.

Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?

No

The contractor compensation cap appears to be around $550K.

https://aronsonllc.com/compensation-cap-for-2019-and-2020/