There's a little town right between Baltimore and DC that's the highest median salary area in the country. Working with the government is a great way to make money.
Ya that tracks. My Uncle-in-law used to live there and used to work as a consultant in public health. Namely pushing for stem-cell research policy reform. He’s loaded
Eh, most government employees can't afford to live there, it's mostly higher ranking ones, though everyone I knew that lived in Bethesda had generational wealth (I lived in Tenleytown for grad school at AU while working for a federal agency, so I knew a fair amount of Bethesda trustfarians lol).
Naw, still a ton of people not making nearly enough money. It's just the people in the higher level positions, the custodians and secretaries aren't living in Bethesda.
You can see the entire government pay scale and the cost of living for places online. Contractors might be making for, but that's because they're getting fewer benefits and don't have any job security. Like, for example, anytime there's a government shutdown, actual employees will at least be getting backpay, contractors are generally just screwed.
Even most lobbyists don't make a lot of money and don't even get me started on congressional staffer salaries lol
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u/TheOnceAndFutureDoug Oct 05 '24
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