Hey guys, just had a quick question. When government jobs are posted, they're listed as a certain salary for example 4000$ monthly. I was offered something 18k less for the position, are they allowed to do that for government jobs?
Posted Nov 19, 2016, 6:32 PM UTC
They have exact figures for each job level that step up after you've been there a certain amount of time. There is sometimes a pay difference to account for cost of living in some places, too.
There is probably a salary schedule posted that explains it. Are you talking a state job, or federal government?
It was a state job. I can't seem to find things on that
EDIT: seems like I found something but the job pay scale ranges from $3500-4000/mo. I'm literally getting less than $2700/mo
Did you try and negotiate?
Yes, almost all government jobs have a hiring range based on experience and education. The $4,000 was likely the top of that range. In most cases the salary scales for government agencies is posted online - try to search for that and see if you're in the range.
Awesome thank you for the information. Just feel ripped off considering I have experience in that position from prior jobs and they just put me in lowest bracket