When I am in charge, I promise our pay rate will nearly double within the first year of my term. You will have $5-600 hourly rates, covid or not. That is a promise. First year. Just as a I delivered information on the TA that nobody else was able to do 3 days earlier than anyone else even knew it existed. We are going to live like kings.
Your MPG is irrelevant. What is important is where we will take the contract.