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From: gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: NASA Vs. Contractor Salaries...
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Date: 6 Oct 90 06:16:41 GMT
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Greetings and Salutations:
 
From: dil@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Perry G Ramsey)
Subject: Re: Solving The Shuttles Problems?

>There's one real problem.  It is virtually impossible to hire
>competent technical personnel at the salaries the Government 
>offers.  The contractor salaries typically run 20-30% higher
>that their NASA counterparts.  At the top of the organization
>it's much worse.  The current contractor arrangement exists
 
I am unable to comment for other agencies, or other areas of the country, but
locally the NASA salaries surpass the contractors salaries after about 2 years
of employment.  By about 3 or 4 years, they are being paid more than the
contractor employees that have 6 or 7 years experience.
 
Ken Hollis