

For a real answer here’s roughly what DOD contracting makes.
With a degree you can probably start around $125k-$160k a year. Without a degree or experience I’ve seen people start as low as $78k a year, and as high as $115k a year. It all really depends on how much funding the contract you work for has.
5 years in experience, training, certs, whatever else there are people making anywhere from $180k-$250k.
10+ years in, $300k+. At this point you’re likely specialized in something through experience alone and can barter your salary to whatever since you might be the only person available for any given position. The pool of people who work in intelligence is small, I saw an RF engineer haggle their way up to $550k a year for a technical position.




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