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Submitted by david (United States), May 27, 2010 13:37

1) I think that number for federal civilian employees is awfully high. If you told me it was $70,000 or even $80,000, I could believe it. But there's no way that the average salary is in six figures.

2) Maybe the salaries are higher because of the job security. I know that people used to say that a professional who switched jobs would experience a higher rate of salary growth than someone who stayed in the same company for his whole career. Maybe in the public sector salary are driven by longevity.

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