<human>: I am looking for some input as to where I should take my career, as it pertains to finance.  Here is my story.

I was a construction worker until about 5 years ago.  I made just enough to care for my family, but saved nothing and purchased no assets.  Five years ago, I went to college and graduated with a 2 year degree in computers/IT.  I have been working ever since as a software developer for the government, and am making enough money to care for my family and save some.  So now I am 42, still assts (house, etc) but I have recently started a retirement account and assuming I put in 25-30 years and it doesn't disappear, a decent government pension.  That is the main point of concern, there is no guaranty that pension will be there when I retire. 

So I am face with an option.  In my area of the country, software developers make good money, in fact if I were to move to the private sector, my income would increase about 30%.  I would retain the same level of benefits, but I would loose the pension.  With the increased income, I could increase my saving, and essentially max out a 401k and 2 IRAs.

I would appreciate any input you have, or recommendations on different ways to look at my situation.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Should I leave public sector to get more money which would be put in retirement, or stay with public sector job, put less in 401k and hope pension is there in 25 years.