Salaries in Government

How much are your benefits really worth?

Do we have any rehired annuitants in here? This seems like helpful information.

I graduated in May of this year with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice concentration juvenile delinquency and I also have a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with area of concentration...

I know I used to make quite a bit when I traveled for work a lot, but as these guys!

Good news for teachers in Atlanta. Do you think the teachers are paid well where you live?

Wow, never thought about athletes being government employees! https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/05/31/ncaa-revenue-sharing-pay-for-play-transparency

Does anyone else remember when they “reinvented” government? I had been working there for 8 years at that point. Trying to remember if anything changed. https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/09...

Great place for moving up

It makes me so angry when veterans are not able to get the care they need. https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2024/05/29/pentagon-mulls-special-pay-boost-to-fix-health-care-person...

I never really understood how they figure your social security benefit amount. https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/05/essential-things-know-about-your-social-security-benefit-part-1/396078 Th...

This makes sense. If someone paid into both systems why should they be penalized? https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/05/problem-solvers-caucus-throws-weight-behind-effort-kill-windfall-eliminati...

Another article discussing how much local governments are paying in overtime. I wonder how working this much extra every week affects their health and safety.

If you could change to any other role in the government, regardless of pay, what would you do?

This article states that federal employees without college make more than private sector. What education do you have?

It’s kind of funny to read articles that try to explain government spending. Not sure this guy had it completely right though.

Can you make over six figures working for the government?

Can you earn more working for the government than doing the same job in the private sector?

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Is it worth giving up a low-stress government job that I can basically never be fired from for a higher paying, probably pretty stressful but again a much higher paying private sector job? What would ...

What was everyone’s first job and what did you earn? I started out working at a Wendy’s earning $5.25 an hour.