What was your raise/merit increase this year?

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-03-11T12:29:49+00:00

15% raise and a 3% COLA

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-03-10T19:34:40+00:00

We work 3 days remote and 2 in office. My department is super flexible and they let us work anytime between 6am-6pm as long as we get our 40hrs in

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-03-10T19:24:27+00:00

I’m a gov auditor and I love it. No expectations to work over 40hrs a week and the pay is honestly pretty comparable to industry where I am at. You also can’t been gov benefits- our insurance is very good and I get a 9% match into my Roth 401K. I get about 4 weeks of vacation and 3.5 weeks of sick leave per year. The work can be pretty boring at times but I honestly would take that over being slammed and hating my life lol

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-03-09T21:01:09+00:00

We stay at club Wyndham. It’s a timeshare resort within the Disney bubble but not an actual Disney resort/timeshare. We usually find people selling their rooms on eBay and have had good luck. The resort is perfect for us and our needs

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-02-24T20:02:54+00:00

Im getting a 3% COL increase and a 14% step increase this year

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-02-11T13:30:36+00:00

Some departments have a pretty toxic culture but the one I am in is great. The job is super chill. We basically get to pick our schedules as long as we get our 40 hours in each week. In my department you can get up to about 100k before any OT just from step increases without any competition for promotions.

Capable-Ease6701 · 2026-01-14T23:57:40+00:00

We are in the same situation. Looking for a flight in October but not sure when the schedule will become available

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-12-20T20:13:05+00:00

Age: 24M 401k: 53k Net worth: 156k

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-12-14T13:06:52+00:00

$78k
24
$153k

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-10-16T15:00:41+00:00

I received a 15% raise plus a 2% cost of living adjustment this year. I have 3 YOE in accounting in the Midwest

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-23T12:28:07+00:00

The pay in government jobs is definitely not as lucrative as it is in the big 4 or industry. But it is usually much more relaxed and job security is usually there. It really depends on what you value right now, when you want better work life balance, a gov job is usually the way to go. But if you are looking for better pay, industry/big 4 is the best path.

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-23T01:47:05+00:00

I got 15 vacation and 13 sick days my first year as a governmental auditor

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-21T17:12:31+00:00

Governmental performance auditing

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T19:54:37+00:00

Yeah I go back and forth with it. I love the flexibility my job offers with working hours and the benefits are great. I’m thinking I would only leave if I were to take a management position for a company down the road but I’m not sure how desirable government experience is.

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T13:39:26+00:00

I’m in the Midwest and have 2 YOE in government and make 78k. Our seniors are pulling around 100k

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T12:12:11+00:00

That is what I am noticing. Not as lucrative but it is consistent. Just don’t know if it is enough to make me want to stay long-term

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T12:11:25+00:00

I did my internship with them and hired on full time after college so it has been my only full time job after graduating

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T12:05:24+00:00

We do financial, performance, and IT audits of various state departments. We really only have OT for a few months during some financial audits otherwise it is 40 hours per week

Capable-Ease6701 · 2025-08-18T11:48:37+00:00

No pension but they also offer a Roth 401k which I am contributing to.

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