In 2018 total federal compensation averaged $135,971.

[MarathonMike]

That should infuriate any taxpaying American citizen. Why should Federal paper pushers make this kind of money? What do they produce? $135K is nearly DOUBLE what people busting their ass in the private sector make. This is what happens when you hand your money to the Feds. They rip you off.

 

[WillowTree]

True!

 

[RodISHI]

Do we still have some pretty tight criteria for federal hiring or did they lower the standards on that too?