November 21, 2008
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Staff Recruitment Competition
 September 9, 2007

The U.S. government has reported that it intends to fill 193,000 vacated “mission critical” positions by 2008. Many of these positions are secretarial, clerical and IS user support which will compete with law firms in cities with large federal employment. Salary schedules vary by city, but the following are the starting salaries for secretarial and IS floor support positions in various cities:
 
Secretary
IS Floor Support
Atlanta
$29,694 to $33,101
$54,438 to 65,247
Boston
$30,996 to $34,551
$56,824 to 68,107
Chicago
$31,206 to $34,786
$57,210 to $68,569
Dallas
$30,066 to $33,515
$55,119 to $66,064
Los Angeles
$31,780 to $35,425
$58,262 to 69,730
New York
$31,919 to 35,580
$58,516 to $70,134