Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation earned a median of $188,683 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 72% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $131,690 and $248,946.

Median pay

$188,683

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$131,690–$248,946

25th–75th percentile

Employees

4,947

all schedules

Pay published for

98.4%

of employees

Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$94,49210th $131,69025th $188,683Median $248,94675th $277,50090th

All federal (full-time)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pay by occupation

The 15 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Financial Institution Examining Series 0570	2,299	$157,800	$106,414–$214,338
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301	506	$221,652	$174,303–$277,500
Information Technology Management Series 2210	389	$215,354	$158,884–$256,652
General Business and Industry Series 1101	317	$220,073	$165,676–$257,500
General Attorney Series 0905	315	$257,500	$226,310–$257,500
Financial Analysis Series 1160	237	$221,179	$159,156–$257,500
Financial Administration and Program Series 0501	152	$204,400	$156,086–$257,500
Human Resources Management Series 0201	124	$173,018	$143,406–$209,207
Management and Program Analysis Series 0343	112	$205,638	$172,667–$224,860
Economist Series 0110	64	$233,869	$124,862–$257,500
Accounting Series 0510	41	$198,571	$151,047–$253,627
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Series 0303	38	$98,193	$91,839–$109,461
Contracting Series 1102	35	$195,917	$174,822–$224,398
Data Science Series Series 1560	33	$195,153	$163,006–$218,232
Auditing Series 0511	30	$183,972	$153,624–$203,690

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pay by state

States where the agency has at least 30 full-time employees with published pay and a published duty station.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	1,644	$223,964	$181,104–$257,500
Texas	490	$181,354	$129,491–$233,264
California	295	$213,835	$137,102–$257,500
Illinois	237	$180,240	$120,220–$253,151
Missouri	211	$163,884	$118,991–$214,355
New York	206	$214,078	$141,283–$257,500
Georgia	166	$181,209	$131,111–$237,710
Massachusetts	126	$193,530	$128,438–$257,500
North Carolina	109	$170,804	$110,440–$220,348
Tennessee	77	$147,682	$91,726–$184,148
Iowa	77	$147,077	$104,628–$190,336
Pennsylvania	74	$132,861	$92,394–$194,643
Utah	73	$153,404	$91,389–$203,676
Wisconsin	65	$133,825	$104,206–$174,246
Florida	65	$165,538	$120,286–$223,044
Kentucky	62	$136,774	$93,921–$180,852
Minnesota	57	$159,341	$113,606–$205,066
Washington	45	$138,567	$118,870–$188,345
New Jersey	45	$175,410	$126,549–$225,904
Louisiana	44	$123,285	$104,206–$164,752

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.0% from $183,239 in September 2025 to $188,683 in September 2026. Headcount went from 5,893 to 4,947 (−16.1%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.