Salary for Industry: Government

Updated: 8 Feb 2012

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Industry: Government

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30K	$60K	$90K
Attorney / Lawyer	$82,498
Information Technology Specialist	$68,814
Administrative Assistant	$36,150
Civil Engineer	$70,932
Information Technology (IT) Manager	$75,852
Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officer	$49,557
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$88,114
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 8,369

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Job Listings for Government Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Oct 28	Software Engineer - Java/Oracle (Government Healthcare IT)	Edaptive Systems	Owings Mills, Maryland
	Job Purpose: The Software Engineer must have hands-on experience with enterprise level software development, integration and implementation of web based... Indeed
Oct 28	Project Manager (Government Healthcare IT)	Edaptive Systems	West Des Moines, Iowa
	Job Purpose: Provide Project Management leadership for all aspects of the Hospital Reporting Program. Duties: Ensure adherence to CMS’ Investment Life Cycle... Indeed
Jan 05	Capture Manager - Government Experienced	Digital Foundation Corporation	Washington, District of Columbia
	Digital Foundation is looking for a Business Developer/Capture Manager who will be responsible for managing cross functional teams to win assigned business... Indeed
Oct 28	Business Analyst (Government Healthcare IT)	Edaptive Systems	Owings Mills, Maryland
	Job Purpose: Develop business requirements for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) HealthCare Quality Information System (HCQIS) Enterprise... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Government Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


U.S. Army	$30,791 - $108,382
U.S. Navy	$30,000 - $108,000
U.S. Air Force (USAF)	$30,251 - $113,619
Department of Defense	$41,341 - $142,950
City Of	$30,133 - $92,738

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$43,557 - $78,794
Associate's Degree	$38,535 - $66,080
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$50,294 - $90,013
Doctorate (PhD)	$70,152 - $118,554
Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Jurisprudence, or Master of Law (LLM)	$58,798 - $105,767

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Gender

	Female 39%			Male 61%
Salary:	$39,218 - $70,298			$48,689 - $87,221

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

26%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

20%

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