Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission earned a median of $134,431 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 23% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $82,174 and $172,510.

Median pay

$134,431

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$82,174–$172,510

25th–75th percentile

Employees

all schedules

Pay published for

98%

of employees

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

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

$67,62010th $82,17425th $134,431Median $172,51075th $195,73190th

All federal (full-time)

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission pay by state

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

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	47	$136,906	$82,174–$172,941

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +7.5% from $125,029 in September 2025 to $134,431 in September 2026. Headcount went from 49 to 51 (+4.1%). 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.