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Security Administration federal salary series 0080

Full-time federal employees in the Security Administration series earned a median of $125,378 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 14% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $99,859 and $148,711.

Median pay
$125,378
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$99,859–$148,711
25th–75th percentile
Employees
17,710
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.3%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Security Administration
All federal (full-time)

What shapes security administration pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (2,948 employees, median $109,243). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Homeland Security (1,899 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($138,024) and lowest in Kansas ($83,488), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. 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 68% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Security Administration pay by grade

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

Security Administration pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 106 $57,736 $55,650–$59,612
GS-9 1,103 $73,082 $68,905–$80,243
GS-11 2,279 $85,720 $81,897–$93,358
GS-12 2,948 $109,243 $102,415–$116,398
GS-13 2,835 $133,964 $125,845–$146,143
GS-14 1,182 $163,104 $153,509–$173,051
GS-15 325 $197,200 $186,207–$197,200
IC-13 48 $133,964 $122,508–$142,084
ZA-3 44 $110,962 $95,522–$126,505

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

Security Administration pay by agency

Security Administration pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Homeland Security 1,899 $133,142 $112,657–$151,950
Department of Justice 1,217 $129,904 $105,829–$148,711
Department of Veterans Affairs 861 $89,660 $80,562–$105,043
Department of the Treasury 409 $110,282 $88,296–$134,404
Department of Energy 355 $144,386 $125,845–$177,497
Department of Health and Human Services 332 $123,052 $102,415–$142,084
Department of State 298 $146,143 $133,421–$158,322
Department of the Interior 173 $109,780 $92,491–$129,322
Department of Agriculture 146 $118,036 $97,247–$138,284
Department of Commerce 122 $129,812 $109,243–$167,902
Department of Transportation 106 $137,282 $116,374–$160,571
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 96 $135,828 $119,811–$150,950
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 82 $163,104 $143,570–$186,872
Smithsonian Institution 63 $119,485 $97,522–$146,143
Office of Personnel Management 56 $123,538 $104,883–$142,084

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

Security Administration pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Security Administration pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 1,951 $138,024 $119,485–$158,322
Virginia 582 $129,904 $105,829–$150,203
Maryland 503 $138,024 $121,785–$167,902
Texas 272 $113,526 $95,283–$134,195
California 169 $121,742 $99,583–$144,767
Georgia 164 $107,411 $89,508–$129,258
Florida 160 $109,012 $87,488–$124,177
Pennsylvania 131 $110,047 $87,776–$132,057
Colorado 100 $113,107 $90,551–$142,217
New Mexico 94 $98,993 $80,313–$127,496

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

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.3% from $122,587 in September 2025 to $125,378 in September 2026. Headcount went from 18,807 to 17,710 (−5.8%). 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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