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There are also huge federal contractors (defense, etc.) that the average consumer can't name because they aren't on anything the public comes in contact with.



Yeah, but their total comp is shit compared to the tech industry.


It depends on whether you restrict "tech" to FAANG/bay area. There are tech companies that pay ~40K for entry level programmer/analyst positions that said contractors pay $80+, or did ~5 years ago.




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