Government Publishing Office salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Government Publishing Office earned a median of $111,300 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $98,256 and $138,024.

Median pay

$111,300

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$98,256–$138,024

25th–75th percentile

Employees

1,626

all schedules

Pay published for

96.4%

of employees

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

Government Publishing Office

$69,53910th $98,25625th $111,300Median $138,02475th $169,05690th

All federal (full-time)

Government Publishing Office pay by occupation

The 12 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

Government Publishing Office pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Bindery Working Series 4402	243	$109,171	$100,948–$109,171
Printing Services Series 1654	152	$133,142	$115,633–$150,569
Hand Composing Series 4403	140	$100,990	$100,990–$100,990
Information Technology Management Series 2210	117	$146,143	$105,829–$172,700
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301	99	$150,203	$102,540–$187,093
Miscellaneous Printing and Reproduction Series 4401	89	$72,252	$66,909–$81,597
Offset Press Operating Series 4417	55	$119,543	$116,194–$120,649
Human Resources Management Series 0201	51	$138,024	$121,785–$148,069
Financial Administration and Program Series 0501	51	$129,728	$119,485–$154,263
Librarian Series 1410	46	$126,079	$109,243–$138,024
Materials Handler Series 6907	45	$69,539	$69,497–$69,539
Management and Program Analysis Series 0343	33	$142,084	$121,785–$163,104

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

Government Publishing Office pay by state

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

Government Publishing Office pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	1,246	$112,489	$100,948–$142,084
Mississippi	150	$109,171	$92,788–$117,373

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.0% from $108,086 in September 2025 to $111,300 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,663 to 1,626 (−2.2%). 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.