Trump Admin Unveils New Stricter Performance Appraisal System for Top Career Officials | The Epoch Times

Top career civil service managers will no longer be judged within rules that allow almost everybody to rate highest. -  Mark Tapscott

Level 1 SES executives received $180,000 annually in salary, with the top level, Level 5, receiving $246,400 annually...

• The average federal employee salary is $106,382, according to OPM data. The median average household income for all Americans is $75,149, according to the Census Bureau.
• Virtually all SES employees are rated either “Outstanding” or “Exceeds Fully Successful,” with few being rated as “Minimally Successful” or “Unsuccessful.” 
• Ezell said that fact means “senior executive ratings are systematically inflated, and poor performers are not being held accountable through a rigorous appraisal process.”...