The GS schedule is adjusted based on geographic location. The Baltimore/DC locality pay bumps the pay scale up accordingly due to cost of living. As another poster said, the executive scale is another thing altogether- Senior Executive Service (SES).
They aren't General Schedule employees. They're on the Executive Schedule, and Judges are always paid differently.
and BTW- A GS-15 Step 10 makes 156K[/QUOT
He was refering to IT guys making 125k. Not judges. I call bs on 100 it guys making 125k a year.
In order for a thousand SESr's to be in one location they'd have to have the majority of them.
He was refering to IT guys making 125k. Not judges. I call bs on 100 it guys making 125k a year.
It may seem like a lot of money, but actually all those people could make a lot more in the private sector
huh?In order for a thousand SESr's to be in one location they'd have to have the majority of them.
$125K/year is GS-14 pay. Well up the food chain...pretty well as high as you can go without going into management.
How about the head of National Public Radio- $1.2 Million, or
the head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting- $600,000.00.
I consider those to be government jobs. Yes, I know they say that only a small percentage of their money comes from the taxpayer, but they don't abide by the same rules as real businesses. And, if it's such a small percentage, they won't miss it when we take it away.
At a recent new government employee orientation (oath swearing ++), the new employees were informed that there were 7 formal candidates for each of those actually hired. Also I know some gov employeees (rank and file, not top execs) take pay cuts, or pass on higher salary positions in private industry. Some of these people are very selfless, uniquely qualified, and dedicated.
Putting politics aside for a moment, other than elected or appointed positions, the vast majority of government employees I've seen do perform and provide a valuable service to our great nation.
Having said that, I must confess, my personal libertarian leaning view of the world might be a little more optimistic than some. Your mileage may vary