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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The salary snobbery is odd.  We are an upper income household and have friends who make much less.  It isn't like we as for a w-2 before hanging ou[b]t.  One huge benefit of the government is the pension if you stay long enough. [/b] Btw have you tried to negotiate salary?  That is possible in some agencies.  I think most posters are just cautioning you as to the hit your lifestyle will take up here.  [/quote]

I didn't think this existed anymore?  I know it is not like the old days where if you work there for 20 years you get 80% of your highest salary for walking to the mailbox.  [/quote]

It's still pretty damn good. At least it is for us. My DH has been a fed for 12 years. We'll get something like 70% of his highest salary plus the TSP. No complaints.[/quote]

That's the old system you mooches love. The new one is worse
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If your DH has been a fed for 12 years he is under the new system called FERS.  Nobody is getting 70% of their salary under FERS.

Currently, your husband is entitled to 12% for the average of his top 3 earning years.  [/quote]

Not PP, but my husband is FBI and he gets more than 12%. It's not 70%--I think it's more like 30% (but don't quote me on that). [/quote]

If your DH is a LEO, yes his retirement is greater than 12% for 12 years of service, but still less than 30%, and no way near the 70% PP quoted.  There is a separtate retirement system for Federal LEO's and firefighters.  They also have a mandatory retirement age.  Yes, their beanies are better than the average federal employee, but then again, they are literally in the line of fire.   [/quote]

I only commented because we don't know what kind of fed the PP's husband is. My 30% number was assuming he was retiring after 20 years of service. But if my DH retires at the FBI's mandatory age of 55, using my math, it will actually be more like 45% for him. Still no 70%...[/quote]

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