Originally Posted by Unregistered

Call me cynical but, really, how would the supposed gaps between CS and the market be so consistent for all the said job grades, all except for MX11?

This is as good as saying that, when I am MX 12, my peers are earning significantly more than me but I bridged that gap considerably when my peer and I both promoted to grade 11 or its equivalent, only for my peer to pull that gap apart again when we both promoted to grade 11A or it’s equivalent.

Promotion increment and yearly increment are known to be rather fixed in CS. So what are the chances that the grade 12 CS officer bridged that gap considerably when both promoted? Because it certainly implied that the private gave peanuts to employee when they promote from 12-equivalent to 11-equivalent, hence allowing the CS peer to catch up. I am not saying that it is impossible, but for the job market as a whole… I ask again, really?