ClearanceJobs.com, the leading Internet-based job board for professionals with U.S. government security clearances, has released the results of its third Security Clearance Jobs Salary Survey (link to ASP page). The survey reveals a widening of the already large wage gap between similarly skilled cleared and uncleared candidates – up to a 25 percent difference.
Other key findings of the survey include:
If you need to hire security-cleared professionals, or if you are looking for a security-cleared job, this survey will keep you on top of hiring and salary trends. Go to http://ecustomer.dice.com/mktg/cj_email_gatekeeper3.asp?id=%%emailaddr_%%
to read the entire survey results.
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Among the 10 highest paid locations, salaries for security clearance jobs in New Jersey increased 7.7 percent to $74,756 since the last survey was published in October 2006; statewide salaries in Maryland dropped nearly 5.6 percent to $74,292
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Candidates who have passed polygraph tests earn approximately $10,300 more a year than candidates without one
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Security-cleared women closed the gender gap by an additional 1 percent since last surveyed
