See what federal jobs pay, with the context the numbers need.
Search federal civilian pay by occupation, agency or state. Every number comes from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's September 2026 workforce data and shows exactly who it covers.
Median federal pay
$109,641
full-time, September 2026
Federal civilian employees
2,017,021
down from 2,190,219 a year earlier
Occupations covered
400
with enough published pay data
All federal (full-time)
$57,16310th $75,33225th $109,641Median $148,71175th $188,45690th
Annualized adjusted basic pay for 1,000,239 full-time employees whose pay OPM published. Excludes bonuses, overtime and benefits. Methodology
Read this first: OPM withholds pay for about 47% of federal employees, including the entire
Department of Defense civilian workforce, and withholds work location for many more. PublicPay shows these gaps rather than estimating around them.
It does not list named individuals. See what's covered.
Largest federal occupations
- Nurse$125,739
- Miscellaneous Administration and Program$116,584
- Information Technology Management$148,711
- Management and Program Analysis$133,964
- Medical Support Assistance$57,605
- Contracting$129,809
- General Attorney$185,941
- Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant$57,080
- Human Resources Management$120,629
- Medical Officer$300,000
Highest median pay by state
- #1 District of Columbia$158,306
- #2 Maryland$148,711
- #3 Virginia$133,142
- #4 New Jersey$123,062
- #5 Colorado$116,434
Largest agencies with published pay
- Department of Veterans Affairs$97,403
- Department of Homeland Security$126,023
- Department of Justice$110,283
- Department of the Treasury$81,553
- Department of Agriculture$84,638
- Department of Health and Human Services$138,855
- Department of the Interior$90,961
- Department of Transportation$140,650