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Federal Employees Making More Than Members of Congress? How Can That Be?

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Supply Technician
DOD
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:18 AM

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That doesn't take into consideration those of us that are low levels, such as GS-06, making $51,000. The article sounds like we're all raking in the money, when we're not.

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HR
DOD
Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:22 PM
GS-06, making $51,000? Where are you at? I wish I was making that much.

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Immigration Officer
USCIS
Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:02 AM
No Joke! I am a GS-9 and don't make that much! You must be in the DC area and doing the job that a GS-3/4 does elsewhere in the country. DC is grade creep heaven, plus they hand out gravy locality pay.

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cash cow
EPA
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:21 AM

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Do you include Pres.,VP, cabinet members, congress, etc., as federal employees? They all get perks the regular employees do not, i.e., travel, franking privileges, health care, six figure retirements, Capital bldg. fitness center, restaurants, massages, handball,squash courts, and many other perks the average GS grunts are not allowed. This article is full of obfuscation and facts that jump around in order to confuse. This doesn't include campaign contributions Congress can keep if not spent. No wonder they all end up multi millionaires.

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physician
VA
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:33 AM

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Of course some people make more the 200K. Up until two years ago, the VA could not hire a Radiologist, or cardiologist or lots of other high paying medical specialist because of that pay cap. They had high cost contracts. They still have trouble due to the difficulty of paying high salaries.

Federal employee who gwt more pay than Congress

Revenue Agent
Internal revenue Service
Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:10 PM

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While I am appalled at some of these figures, you are not comparing incomes and I am not talking investments. The pay figures include awards given to federal employees which is about their only way of earning money. How much do Congressmen make giving speeches when they are not in session?
Maybe it would be fairer to compare earned income or salaries before awards

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Immigration Officer
USCIS
Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:06 AM
Actually both the House and Senate have passed rules prohibiting members from accepting honorariums while in office. If they do, it must be given to a charity in their honor. Now when you talk about the other perks and income *wink wink nod nod*, many of our elected misrepresentatives make out like the criminals they are...i.e. Mr. Murtha and the bribery sting.

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Powerplant Operator
Corps of Engineers
Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:54 PM

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There are certain federal employees who are not on any of the regular pay schedules. Most USBR and USACE power plant employees are paid the average of the union scale for the geographic area, it can often be double or triple what the WG rate is for the same job series This includes the double and triple time OT rates. Many employees often exceed $130K plus annually.

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Power System Dispatcher
DOE
Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:57 PM
My salary as a system dispatcher is determined by the prevailing industry wage. With overtime, I'm over $200k per year. Don't blame the government - DOE simply pays me on par with what the private sector thinks my position is worth.

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Immigration Officer
USCIS
Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:09 AM
As a former WG employee I know, and those positions RARELY come open. I tried for years to get into one, even as a trainee, but no dice. I had to make the jump to a desk job to get a chance to make money. The WG system is too screwed up.

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Retired
INS
Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:25 PM

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Why shouldn't federal employees earn more than Congressmen and Senators, who only "work" three days/week and have staffers who do their heavy lifting?

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Store shelf worker
BX
Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:38 PM

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Money is not everything. Whatever we are given, we must make do of it. There are far more value in this life than money. People around Washington worship money at the expense of their souls. See what happened to Berlusconi. He has lots of money and spent it on an escort service. Is there happiness there? He's now got a confirmed space in hell with his name on it. Is it worth it? You decide.

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