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THE AVG SALARY PER CLEARANCE LV YOU WONT BELIEVE #5

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The post taps into a niche interest (security clearances and salary expectations) with a clickbait-style hook and clear, digestible information presented visually. The creator's handle is prominently displayed, encouraging follows for related content.

Summary

This photo post breaks down the average salaries associated with different levels of security clearances in the US. It details the pay ranges, premiums, and typical roles for Public Trust, Secret, TS/SCI, and TS/SCI + Poly clearances.

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1Introduction to clearance salary
2Public Trust clearance details
3Secret clearance details
4TS/SCI clearance details
5TS/SCI + Poly clearance details
6Call to follow for more content

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THE AVG SALARY PER CLEARANCE LV YOU WONT BELIEVE #5 THE CLEARANCE PAY LADDER 1/5 PUBLIC TRUST Not a clearance – the first step into federal/gov IT work root@clearance:~$ status --tier 1 > AVG_SALARY $70K - $95K > PREMIUM Baseline (+0-5%) > TYPICAL_ROLES Federal IT, HR, Finance systems RUNG 1: PUBLIC TRUST FOLLOW @ACEWITDASPADE MORE CYBER CONTENT THE CLEARANCE PAY LADDER 2/5 SECRET The workhorse clearance – ~60% of all cleared jobs require this root@clearance:~$ status --tier 2 > AVG_SALARY $93,748 avg > PREMIUM +8-15% (~$10K-$20K) > TYPICAL_ROLES Most DoD contractor & IT roles RUNG 2: SECRET FOLLOW @ACEWITDASPADE MORE CYBER CONTENT THE CLEARANCE PAY LADDER 4/5 TS/SCI The sweet spot – SCI eligibility unlocks IC-level compensation root@clearance:~$ status --tier 4 > AVG_SALARY $131,907 avg > PREMIUM +40.6% vs Secret (~$30-$45K) > TYPICAL_ROLES NSA, CIA, DIA, NGA programs RUNG 4: TS/SCI FOLLOW @ACEWITDASPADE MORE CYBER CONTENT THE CLEARANCE PAY LADDER 5/5 TS/SCI + POLY The holy grail – full-scope poly holders are nearly irreplaceable root@clearance:~$ status --tier 5 > AVG_SALARY $148,314 avg > PREMIUM +58.2% vs Secret (~$45-$65K) > TYPICAL_ROLES NSA/CIA core missions, top 1% RUNG 5: FULL-SCOPE POLY FOLLOW @ACEWITDASPADE MORE CYBER CONTENT

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HAVING A CLEARANCE SETS YOU APART FROM 100% of the work force because everybody can’t touch the systems that you can. This shows the average clearance salary across the entire space not just Tech and tech. You could probably add a premium of 20% to this due to the skill. 🔥🔥 FOLLOW @acewitdaspade FOR MORE TECH CONTENT🔥🔥 #ACEWITDASPADE #GOVTECH #Tech #cyber