CGS Federal Salary

💰 $100K–$160K salary range

Median: $133K  ·  Based on 359 public CGS Federal job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 2026

This CGS Federal salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at CGS Federal

• Senior Discovery Database Administrator (DBA) (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $183K–$264K
• Senior APEX Developer (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $180K–$260K
• Senior Relativity SME — $179K–$259K
• Senior Veritas eDiscovery Platform (eDP) Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $178K–$257K
• Senior eDiscovery Technical Advisor (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $176K–$255K
• Senior Veritas Enterprise Vault Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $165K–$239K
• Senior UI/UX Designer II — $165K–$238K
• Senior Discovery IT System Administrator (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $161K–$232K
• Senior eDiscovery Litigation Technologist (Top Secret Clearance Required) — $161K–$232K
• Cloud Systems Architect — $167K–$227K

CGS Federal salary by seniority

• Junior: $95K median · $142K top base — Power BI Developer (view JD) (6)
• Mid: $119K median · $205K top base — IT Litigation Support (view JD) (114)
• Senior: $140K median · $264K top base — Senior Discovery Database Administrator (DBA) (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (176)
• Staff: $140K median · $227K top base — Cloud Systems Architect (view JD) (18)

CGS Federal salary — lead & management

• Lead: $105K median · $167K top base — Security Management Lead (SML) – SME (view JD) (7)
• Manager: $137K median · $213K top base — eDiscovery Program Manager (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (31)
• Director: $188K median · $200K top base — Director of eDiscovery (view JD) (7)

CGS Federal salary by location

• Boston: $133K median · $259K top base — Senior Relativity SME (view JD) (43 roles)
• Los Angeles: $139K median · $260K top base — Senior APEX Developer (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (36 roles)
• Chicago: $133K median · $259K top base — Senior Relativity SME (view JD) (36 roles)
• Miami: $140K median · $259K top base — Senior Relativity SME (view JD) (31 roles)
• Dallas: $133K median · $257K top base — Senior Veritas eDiscovery Platform (eDP) Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (30 roles)
• New York: $147K median · $264K top base — Senior Discovery Database Administrator (DBA) (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (29 roles)
• Atlanta: $139K median · $255K top base — Senior eDiscovery Technical Advisor (Top Secret Clearance Required) (view JD) (28 roles)

Remote work at CGS Federal

1% of CGS Federal's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What CGS Federal looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: SQL (76) · AWS (45) · Azure (41) · JavaScript (33) · Java (21) · PostgreSQL (15) · Litigation (13) · Angular (11) · MySQL (10) · Auditing (9).

Benefits & perks at CGS Federal

Commonly listed: dental (354) · hsa-fsa (354) · 401k (354) · life-ins (354) · pto (354) · childcare (354).

Experience & background at CGS Federal

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 13+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 160 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 3% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

CGS Federal hiring activity

CGS Federal has 359 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 359 public job postings with disclosed pay. 2 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (359 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does CGS Federal pay?
The median pay is $133K, with a typical range of $100K–$160K, based on 359 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at CGS Federal?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Discovery Database Administrator (DBA) (Top Secret Clearance Required), at $183K–$264K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 359 public CGS Federal job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 22, 2026.

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