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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Software Developer Govt Contractor 280k/year[/quote]

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

Many.

240k + bonus. SDE for contractor.[/quote]
Isn’t there a rule that contractors can’t make more than the top GS scale salary?[/quote]

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[/quote]

I just took a pay cut (about $180k to $145k) to move to a government contract after my previous tech firm went out of business abruptly. My plan was to do this for a bit until I figure out next step.

What clearance level do you mean?  Just TS or more?  I ask because I can probably get sponsored for TS but I’m wondering if it will make a difference.  I have lots of full stack, cloud, and data engineering experience but no meaningful, current certifications (never needed them previously).  I’m working on  certifications now just to keep learning but I’m thinking they don’t make a lot of difference to experienced folks. Advice is welcome, including how to get hired by a prime contractor and not the sub to a sub to a sub folks that called me when I posted my resume. [/quote]

Do you have a degree?  It will take several years to get a clearance and you have to get sponsored.[/quote]

Hmmm… Google says average processing time for TS is 159 days for contractors, less for feds.  Why do you say several years?  My public trust took about 2 months.  Isn’t this a more rigorous version of the same thing?  And yes, I know about the sponsorship requirement  - I have that covered. [/quote]

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