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Community Planning federal salary series 0020

Full-time federal employees in the Community Planning series earned a median of $129,904 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 18% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $112,465 and $153,174.

Median pay
$129,904
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$112,465–$153,174
25th–75th percentile
Employees
878
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+4.3%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Community Planning
All federal (full-time)

What shapes community planning pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-13 (310 employees, median $133,964). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Transportation (225 employees). Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 63% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Community Planning pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Community Planning pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-12 300 $107,411 $102,791–$113,107
GS-13 310 $133,964 $126,153–$142,259
GS-14 88 $163,360 $153,578–$169,610

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

Community Planning pay by agency

Community Planning pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Transportation 225 $133,794 $116,362–$156,699
Department of the Interior 38 $110,594 $100,992–$129,904
Department of Homeland Security 33 $121,645 $104,120–$126,817

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

Community Planning pay by state

The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Community Planning pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 51 $158,306 $131,934–$172,700

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

Compare community planning pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +4.3% from $124,599 in September 2025 to $129,904 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,136 to 878 (−22.7%). 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.

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