It’s closer to $60k/year gross including housing per diem.
$105.60/day in Per Diem x 365 Days = $38,544
11.80/hour x 40 hours x 52 weeks = $24,544
$38,544 + $24,544 = $63,088.
Again, that’s Gross pay before benefits, Uncle Sam, and that housing per diem going straight to the provider. That’s really too bad they took that away from people. I left OKC with a few grand saved up.
You need to account for the fact that the per diem is tax free, essentially making it worth 1.35 X what you’re take home is if you are comparing to a normal salary.
So $38,544 is really worth about $58,400 (in a normal gross pay job)
$24,544+$58,400 = $82,944.
You actually take a pay cut when you become AG pay.