[nadieyninguno1]

So with government jobs there is an expectation of a much longer tenure than the 3 year job hopper we have in programming.

You’ll start on the low end and get a 2k bump per year for a decade or two, eventually hitting the cap.

[thaumasiotes]

The difference between the high end of the range and the low end is more than $2000 / year over 20 years can make up.

[nadieyninguno1]

3% of $120k is $3,600 20 years of $3,600 is $72,000

This is beyond the range stated.

Having worked for years in IT for a municipal service, our standard formula was a raise of 0% to 3% based on a performance rating, with 0% being "you're on a PIP and going to be fired soon" and 3% being a top-performer.

This is speculation at this point - but I would assume NYC works against a similar system.