{"id":26306,"date":"2023-03-03T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/03\/how-much-is-a-member-of-the-senior-executive-service-paid\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:09:02","slug":"how-much-is-a-member-of-the-senior-executive-service-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2023\/03\/03\/how-much-is-a-member-of-the-senior-executive-service-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"How much is a member of the Senior Executive Service paid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cI was a member of the Senior Executive Service for 24 years I would like to know what retirement salary is for various levels. $250,000 for staffers in Congress appears high.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll find a listing of the 2023 salaries for SES members at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.federalpay.org\/ses\/2023\" target=\"_blank\">www.<b>federalpay<\/b>.org\/<b>ses<\/b>\/<b>2023<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got a question for the Federal Times expert? 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