Appendix B (POGO Report: Bad Business: Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on Hiring Contractors)
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Occupational Salaries and Compensation for Federal
and Private Sector Employees, and Contractor Billing Rates (a)
| FEDERAL (b) |
BLS – NCS (c) |
BLS – OES (d) |
GSA (e) | |||||||
| Occupational Title | OPM GS Series (f) | SOC Code (g) | GSA SIN (h) | Base Salary | Full Federal Compen-sation | Base Salary | Full Private Sector Compen-sation | Base Salary | Full Private Sector Compen-sation | Contractor Average Annual Billing Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 0510 | 13-2011 | 520-11 | $91,634 | $124,851 | $62,271 | $83,132 | $67,430 | $90,019 | $299,374 |
| Auditing | 0511 | 13-2011 | 520-7 | $89,815 | $122,373 | $62,271 | $83,132 | $67,430 | $90,019 | $283,005 |
| Budget Analysis | 0560 | 13-2031 11-3031 |
520-12 | $80,902 | $110,229 | $93,259 | $124,501 | $91,485 | $122,132 | $302,661 |
| Building Management |
1176 | 11-1021 | 811-006 | $81,882 | $111,564 | $134,637 | $179,740 | $110,550 | $147,584 | $265,242 |
| Cartography | 1370 | 17-1021 | 899-7 | $85,491 | $116,481 | — | — | $59,340 | $79,219 | $169,520 |
| Cemetery Administration Services | 1630 | 11-9141 | 371-004 811-003 |
$77,889 | $106,124 | $70,775 | $94,485 | $58,660 | $78,311 | $299,832 |
| Claims Assistance and Examining |
0998 | 13-1031 | 871-7 | $42,049 | $57,292 | $56,657 | $75,637 | $58,780 | $78,471 | $276,598 |
|
Computer |
0854 | 17-2061 | 132-51 | $100,151 | $136,456 | $98,438 | $131,415 | $101,410 | $135,382 | $268,653 |
| Contracting | 1102 | 13-1023 11-3061 |
874-6 | $83,170 | $113,319 | $86,589 | $115,596 | $77,730 | $103,770 | $259,106 |
| Correctional Officer | 0007 | 33-3012 | 246-54 | $53,561 | $72,977 | $25,167 | $33,598 | $42,610 | $56,884 | $83,803 |
| Environmental Protection Specialist |
0028 | 19-2041 | 899-1 | $93,392 | $127,247 | $79,374 | $105,964 | $67,360 | $89,926 | $177,570 |
| Equal Opportunity Compliance | 0360 | 13-1041 | 595-25 | $92,013 | $125,368 | $66,962 | $89,394 | $55,100 | $73,559 | $256,381 |
| Facility Operations Services | 1640 | 11-9021 | 811-003 | $79,310 | $108,060 | $89,475 | $119,449 | $93,290 | $124,542 | $179,254 |
| Financial Analysis | 1160 | 13-2051 | 520-13 | $97,073 | $132,262 | $79,909 | $106,679 | $85,240 | $113,795 | $171,288 |
| Financial Management |
0505 | 11-3031 | 520-13 | $120,527 | $164,218 | $108,978 | $145,486 | $113,730 | $151,830 | $337,002 |
| Fire Protection and Prevention |
0081 | 33-2011 | 246-54 | $48,038 | $65,452 | — | — | $47,270 | $63,105 | $81,702 |
| Food Inspection | 1863 | 45-2011 | 736-4 | $42,635 | $58,090 | — | — | $41,860 | $55,883 | $74,963 |
| General Attorney | 0905 | 23-1011 | 520-6 | $128,500 | $175,081 | $165,486 | $220,924 | $129,020 | $172,242 | $554,923 |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance |
1801 | 13-1041 | 595-27 | $76,853 | $104,712 | $66,962 | $89,394 | $55,100 | $73,559 | $169,666 |
| Groundskeeper | 5003 (i) | 37-3011 | 811-002 | $47,630 | $64,896 | $24,267 | $32,396 | $25,340 | $33,829 | $51,709 |
| Human Resources Management | 0201 | 11-3049 11-3041 11-3042 13-1071 13-1072 13-1073 13-1079 |
595-21 | $81,990 | $111,711 | $75,255 | $100,465 | $74,647 | $99,654 | $228,488 |
| Information Technology Management | 2210 | 15-1099 15-1021 15-1031 15-1032 15-1051 15-1061 15-1071 15-1081 11-3021 |
132-51 | $91,496 | $124,663 | $86,006 | $114,818 | $84,704 | $113,080 | $198,411 |
| Language Specialist |
1040 | 27-3091 | 382-4 382-2 |
$80,744 | $110,014 | — | — | $45,700 | $61,010 | $211,203 |
| Logistics Management [Deployment] |
0346 | 11-3071 | 874-504 | $85,172 | $116,047 | $92,396 | $123,349 | $85,470 | $114,102 | $204,443 |
| Logistics Management [Planning] |
0346 | 13-1081 | 874-501 | $85,172 | $116,047 | $72,861 | $97,269 | $70,400 | $93,984 | $168,938 |
| Management and Program Analysis | 0343 | 13-1111 | 874-1 | $91,451 | $124,602 | $80,998 | $108,132 | $84,650 | $113,008 | $268,258 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 0830 | 17-2141 | 871-1 | $92,607 | $126,177 | $82,368 | $109,961 | $80,580 | $107,574 | $189,197 |
| Medical Records Technician | 0675 | 29-2071 | 621-039 | $43,039 | $58,641 | $34,985 | $46,705 | $33,880 | $45,230 | $57,782 |
| Nurse | 0610 | 29-1111 | 621-025 621-053 621-054 |
$77,588 | $105,714 | $68,196 | $91,042 | $66,530 | $88,818 | $174,803 |
| Police | 0083 | 33-3051 | 246-54 | $52,298 | $71,256 | $43,096 | $57,533 | $55,180 | $73,665 | $95,659 |
| Program Management |
0340 | 11-1021 | 874-7 | $127,377 | $173,551 | $134,637 | $179,740 | $110,550 | $147,584 | $269,901 |
| Quality Assurance | 1910 | 17-2112 | 811-003 | $72,616 | $98,939 | $78,570 | $104,891 | $77,090 | $102,915 | $107,786 |
| Security Guard | 0085 | 33-9032 | 246-54 | $36,886 | $50,257 | $24,684 | $32,953 | $26,430 | $35,284 | $68,515 |
| Statistics | 1530 | 19-3022 | 874-3 | $91,884 | $125,192 | $81,338 | $108,586 | $42,330 | $56,511 | $207,563 |
| Technical Writing and Editing |
1083 | 27-3042 | 736-5 | $76,184 | $103,801 | $62,077 | $82,873 | $65,610 | $87,589 | $112,091 |
Notes:
( a) Dollar figures are rounded to the nearest dollar
( b) Salaries and benefits for federal employees
( c) Salaries and benefits for private sector employees based on Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Compensation Survey
( d) Salaries and benefits for private sector employees based on Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics
( e) Private contractor billing rates based on contracts administered by the General Services Administration
( f) Office of Personnel Management's job classification General Schedule Series
( g) Department of Commerce’s Standard Occupational Classification coding system. SOC codes 11-3041 and 11-3042 (Human Resources Management) and 15-1099 and 15-1081 (Information Technology Management) are not listed in Appendix D because the GSA contracts did not specify these particular occupational specialties, thus no billing rates could be established
( h) General Services Administration's Special Identification Number for procurement of specific services
( i) This job classification is from OPM's WG series
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