Career government employee, graduated during the financial crisis and ran to the stability of the federal government. For comparison, saw a job posting at a large federal consulting firm for exactly what I do for $180-250k
Y1 - $42k
Y2 - $51k
Y3 - $62k
Y4 - $75k
Y5 - $90k
Y6 - $103k (changed job)
Y7 - $106k
Y8 - $123k (changed job)
Y9 - $122k (relocated outside DC)
Y10 - $132k
Y11 - $136k
Y12 - $137k
Y13 - $152k (promoted)
Y14 - $163k
Y15 - $177k

Happy to answer any questions

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You happy with the choice? Significant other is with the gov for 5 years now and generally likes it, but as a gs12 doesnt like the thought only 3 more promos for the rest of their career. Also, thinks she could make significantly more money by leaving , but the pension does sound nice

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Three more promos on the GS scale, but she could make the jump to the Senior Executive Service for more pay and much larger bonus opportunities while keeping the pension and job security.

Fully vested pension now right?

Yessir

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How is working for the federal government like? Curious cause reddit highly recommends against it, citing slow process on everything and legacy systems… thanks for the insight!

Depends on where you work honestly. My office has great leadership so we're pretty fast with general admin stuff like hiring and onboarding but really it depends on what office/agency

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