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Well, another way of looking at it is this: federal pay lags far behind the private sector. Government workers, in 2022 earn 27.54 less in wages than private sector counterparts.
I am not buying it.
Average federal government employee salary in 2022 was $80k
U.S. Federal Government Employee Lookup
www.federalpay.org
In 2022, Average US worker salary was $63k...
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Research Summary. While the average American income depends heavily on the industry, field, and experience, you might be surprised to learn how your income stacks up against the rest of the country. According to our extensive research: The average personal income in the U.S. is $63,214. The...
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And the feds are getting 10% more come January (1.046 x 1.052).
The salary studies which claim federal workers are paid less don't include total compensation package and do some weird calculations to adjust the numbers, like this one.
The salaries I see at the USAJobs website look competitive to me. Janitors, clerical workers, engineers.
The people at the fed I work with make about what we do (a little more), but they do have to live near the DC Beltway unless they telecommute .
I can't believe all those federal workers would stick around for that lousy pay out of the goodness of their hearts.
That said, it's highly variable. Lots of high-level feds go on to make a lot more money in private industry.
Regards,
Jim
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