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by jjguy 3268 days ago
Assuming by "pretty good hackers" OP means the developers actually doing the work, they are typically GS-12 or GS-13 - so $80k to $120k. GS-14 slots and above are reserved for management and spend much less time doing the real work.

A lot of the teams employ contractors alongside the USG employees, with higher pay ranges.

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> GS-14 slots and above are reserved for management and spend much less time doing the real work.

This is normally true but there are organizations that have technical roles up to GS-15.