It's clearly high enough to have triggered resentment in some quarters, jw; "...50% higher for civies (sic) doing half the job". Is this mean-spirited but revealing comment perhaps a pointer to what lies behind the negativity towards ATrS??
Considering those civvies (or civies) have shouldered their full training risk -and paid for every penny of it themselves, plus tax, one could say those pay rates, far from being justification for (predicted) sniping, represent excellent value for money.