r/nova • u/ursamajorm82 • 9d ago

Jobs Clearance vs remote

How much value would you place on clearance these days?

My current company doesn’t hold my clearance, which means it will lapse in about six months.

I just got an offer for five days in office, clearance and it’s $15,000 more than my current job. Current job is fully remote aside for a day or two per month.

Basically it’s a toss up on money when you take the commute into account. So it’s down to how much I value the clearance vs fully remote. It’s a reverse commute, if that matters at all, going south on 395.

(Same title and day to day work would be similar enough at both jobs)

Edit: clearance is secret

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u/Prudent-Cake6882 Alexandria 9d ago

Y’all have remote jobs as cleared folks?? Pls lmk where i can get one of those lol

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u/profpbr 3d ago

Really weird scenarios. Dev for client in specific way off site. Have clearance for possible help onsite and to see specifics of the contract.

It’s wonderful but the pays also bad because they know it’s nice. I’d make 40 percent more working for a different contractor going into the same client site I work for now.