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A significant gap can exist between the salaries of people with a clearance and those without.
According to a survey and analysis by ClearanceJobs.com, the gap can be from several thousand dollars to nearly $40,000. More than 2,000 contractors and government employees participated in the survey.
| Position | Cleared Salary | Uncleared |
| IT management: Executive | $110,645 | $86,179 |
| IT management: Project manager | $101,744 | $75,000 |
| IT management: Project/program management | $95,327 | $57,549 |
| IT software: Java/J2EE | $94,412 | $73,776 |
| Engineering: Military software | $93,824 | $66,060 |
| Engineering: Systems engineer | $85,361 | $60,000 |
| Engineering: Software development | $81,591 | $66,232 |
| Engineering: Military hardware | $79,286 | $66,240 |
| Security: Network management | $80,104 | $72,500 |
| Security: Systems analysis | $79,595 | $76,108 |
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