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[quote=Anonymous]In general, federal employee (both civil service and contractor) salaries drift towards the mean. This means that lower end employees are paid more than their private counterparts and high end employees are paid less. So, admins, housekeeping, maintenance, security, logistics/transportation/warehouse staff are all paid more than their counterparts get paid in the private sector. However, most professional, executive and managerial positions are paid less, often much less. I'm in federal IT and frankly, most of my peers with the same level experience as I have are making about 150-175% of what I make. While I do work more hours than average (usually 45-50 hours per week), it does not compare to the often 60+ hour weeks of many that I know doing my job in the private sector. I'm quite happy with the lower salary as my job is significantly more family friendly that I'd have it if I were working for a corporation.[/quote]
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