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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you loving him because his salary and future salary increase potential or who he is?

$155K per year and GS15 in 12 years in government.  He is very smart guy.  I am not sure you are expecting.  "Enjoy the view where you are rather than keep looking up".  If you do keep looking up, you life will be miserable.

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This.  I was a GS 15 Step 10 (Top of the GS scale) for the last 16 years of my 26 yr. federal career.  That's what it was, I was fine with that.  I had no interest in the SES, especially for the money (my boss, btw, was an SES new to federal service made slightly less than me as a bottom rung SES'er, and the SES bonuses are not what they used to be nor does everyone get one).

If he's in federal service or you expect him to be there to keep making more money you will be quite disappointed.  That's not what it's about.  As noted, his leave will bump up, he can continue to build his TSP retirement account, etc., and in the long run you can be very very comfy on your $300k plus per year.

Given the political and other climate I would not plan on any significant increase in the GS salary scale in the next 10-15 yrs, they may even try something like the absurd "pay banding" or other experiments that have fallen flat.

He is topped out as a Fed, for the most part.[/quote]

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