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by square_usual 184 days ago
Yeah, it's marginally above average for DC, but that doesn't mean they're "raking it in". The average (which is a bad metric for income) is dragged up by the wealthy in DC balancing out the poor in DC, not hordes of Federal Workers (most of whom live outside DC in Maryland/Virginia, FWIW) making $120k.
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mothballed 184 days ago
What number do you have for median federal worker income in DC then? The median representing the 'hordes' were making $120+k from what I saw, not just the average.
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square_usual 183 days ago
Okay, cite your source for that. ZipRecruiter says the median federal income is $125k, with other sources saying the average is $130k. I don't see any source saying they're making way more than that.
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mothballed 183 days ago
>> not hordes of Federal Workers (most of whom live outside DC in Maryland/Virginia, FWIW) making $120k.

> ZipRecruiter says the median federal income is $125k

By your own (contradicting) admission it's hordes of federal workers making $120+k.

I cite your own source, which is inline with what I found.

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