Office of Special Counsel salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Office of Special Counsel earned a median of $158,306 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 44% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $122,606 and $184,826.

Median pay

$158,306

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$122,606–$184,826

25th–75th percentile

Employees

121

all schedules

Pay published for

98.3%

of employees

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

Office of Special Counsel

$87,72610th $122,60625th $158,306Median $184,82675th $197,20090th

All federal (full-time)

Office of Special Counsel pay by occupation

The 1 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

Office of Special Counsel pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
General Attorney Series 0905	95	$158,306	$140,054–$186,207

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

Office of Special Counsel pay by state

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

Office of Special Counsel pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	85	$158,306	$102,540–$186,207

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.0% from $156,737 in September 2025 to $158,306 in September 2026. Headcount went from 119 to 121 (+1.7%). 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.