Selective Service System salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the Selective Service System earned a median of $118,032 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 8% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $83,258 and $145,774.

Median pay

$118,032

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$83,258–$145,774

25th–75th percentile

Employees

117

all schedules

Pay published for

100%

of employees

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

Selective Service System

$71,00610th $83,25825th $118,032Median $145,77475th $172,70090th

All federal (full-time)

Selective Service System pay by state

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

Selective Service System pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Illinois	35	$80,501	$71,839–$113,402
Virginia	31	$146,143	$131,523–$170,990

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +5.8% from $111,543 in September 2025 to $118,032 in September 2026. Headcount went from 154 to 117 (−24.0%). 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.