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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my part of the civil service, which is filled with STEM grad degrees, really the biggest issue is the GS-15 pay cap.

There really ought to be an entirely different pay system for STEM. [/quote]

Because you are so special?  You know the same holds true for several other disciplines right? Legal and finance immediately come to mind. [/quote]

Many Federal finance jobs already are in the excepted civil service and pay much better.  Some legal jobs also are, but those mainly are at financial parts of the government. [/quote]

excepted service does not necessarily mean better pay.  Many attorneys are excepted service but receive GS pay.[/quote]

I think all of you are arguing the same point: the GS pay scale cap is problematic for a highly educated workforce. The best estimate is that a 20-25% rise would fix this problem.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235[/quote]

URL is helpful, thanks.

I at least would phrase it differently. Try this:

The current GS structure breaks down for certain specific jobs where the pay offered by the civil service GS system is a LOT (i.e., not merely a little) lower than the market rate.  (Stability of Federal employment usually can make up for smaller salary gaps.).

Further, ongoing difficulty with recruiting and retention ought to be the benchmarks for whether that is the case for a particular job category.

I would expect different job categories to move in and out of those difficulties over time. [/quote]

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