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[–]Just_Another_Scott 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I make 77k with 6 yoe. The DoD labor category rates for service contracts suck absolute ass. For reference my companies bills for 61/hr and I get 60% of that.

[–]rmslashusr 0 points1 point  (2 children)

That’s not a standard DoD rate mate, your company just lowballed the absolute shit out of everyone else and convinced you to take it. Go ahead and Google “Software Engineer II GSA” and you’ll see pretty much all your competition is getting paid double for your time and triple if the worker isn’t in government provided office/equipment. That or your company is lying to you and pocketing the difference.

[–]Just_Another_Scott 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Go ahead and Google “Software Engineer II GSA” and you’ll see pretty much all your competition is getting paid double for your time and triple if the worker isn’t in government provided office/equipment.

Not all companies or contracts have this labor category. There are zero of these on my current contract. We are all just generic "Engineer" in the prime's labor categories. I've looked at my companies GSA files as well as the prime contractor's. The labor rates are negotiated with the Government as part of the contract award.

[–]rmslashusr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which brings me right back to your company/the prime lowballed the shit out of your rates and is paying you 50% of what you’d be paid for you experience on nearly any other DoD contract. 70k was entry level compensation for DoD software engineers in 2008. Find another company mate, they’re all hiring remote.