National Labor Relations Board salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the National Labor Relations Board earned a median of $153,485 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 40% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $111,179 and $188,404.

Median pay

$153,485

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$111,179–$188,404

25th–75th percentile

Employees

1,124

all schedules

Pay published for

98.4%

of employees

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

National Labor Relations Board

$78,14610th $111,17925th $153,485Median $188,40475th $197,20090th

All federal (full-time)

National Labor Relations Board pay by occupation

The 6 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

National Labor Relations Board pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
General Attorney Series 0905	516	$172,700	$138,728–$197,200
Labor-Management Relations Examining Series 0244	195	$147,201	$126,153–$169,644
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Series 0303	93	$68,919	$63,940–$76,004
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301	41	$104,184	$88,092–$154,263
Human Resources Management Series 0201	36	$146,226	$133,964–$172,700
Information Technology Management Series 2210	31	$158,322	$145,028–$189,712

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

National Labor Relations Board pay by state

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

National Labor Relations Board pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	338	$172,700	$133,142–$197,200
California	105	$157,236	$104,819–$197,200
New York	78	$162,928	$97,292–$192,694
Pennsylvania	48	$143,215	$113,927–$168,628
Ohio	47	$125,957	$103,397–$174,180
Illinois	43	$146,749	$100,893–$193,598
Texas	38	$143,173	$100,551–$171,559
Michigan	37	$137,852	$88,551–$188,146

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +0.2% from $153,151 in September 2025 to $153,485 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,160 to 1,124 (−3.1%). 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.