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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't even attend Ivies (former UVA grad) and I am making 275K/yr working for the Federal government as a SME in Cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  I am in my 30's and most of my former classmates are making a lot more in the private sector.[/quote]

No one makes $275k / year in the federal government unless you are a contractor or a senior SES. If a contractor, you're a second class citizen to the fed workers and your salary can change at the next re-compete.

By the way, salaries for cybersecurity and IT folks in general plateau in your 30s and 40s, and job security is low into your 50s. The young kids coming up are always going to be pushing you out of your job. [/quote]

Many people make that kind of money. FinRegs have salaries that go that high and so do people in special pay rates. DHS has a cybersecurity pay rate that is very high. It does go up to $275K in non-supervisory roles.

Theoretically, people in those roles could make far more in private, and the Government needs the expertise, so they pay that rate. Of course, some people don’t live up to the expectation, but many do and are excellent. [/quote]

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