Office of Personnel Management salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Office of Personnel Management earned a median of $122,402 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 12% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $84,934 and $152,460.

Median pay

$122,402

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$84,934–$152,460

25th–75th percentile

Employees

2,039

all schedules

Pay published for

96.3%

of employees

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

Office of Personnel Management

$59,12810th $84,93425th $122,402Median $152,46075th $177,49790th

All federal (full-time)

Office of Personnel Management pay by occupation

The 11 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

Office of Personnel Management pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Human Resources Management Series 0201	299	$138,024	$120,629–$158,322
General Legal and Kindred Administration Series 0901	299	$88,296	$84,934–$95,231
Contact Representative Series 0962	294	$57,389	$52,171–$61,628
Information Technology Management Series 2210	227	$142,549	$127,725–$167,902
Management and Program Analysis Series 0343	224	$138,370	$122,899–$158,306
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301	150	$138,166	$117,081–$167,999
Program Management Series 0340	115	$162,740	$133,964–$185,678
Security Administration Series 0080	56	$123,538	$104,883–$142,084
Paralegal Specialist Series 0950	46	$112,657	$91,145–$133,758
Auditing Series 0511	40	$142,084	$128,223–$169,060
Psychology Series 0180	31	$150,324	$129,904–$176,730

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

Office of Personnel Management pay by state

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

Office of Personnel Management pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	788	$143,913	$110,165–$172,700
Pennsylvania	676	$82,360	$57,777–$100,380
Georgia	125	$127,725	$113,533–$142,044
Virginia	68	$133,964	$118,821–$158,322
Texas	59	$126,002	$115,201–$148,898
Missouri	41	$133,415	$125,190–$151,267
Florida	35	$126,208	$117,081–$138,356

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved −0.9% from $123,486 in September 2025 to $122,402 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,731 to 2,039 (−25.3%). 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.