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Fire Protection and Prevention federal salary series 0081

Full-time federal employees in the Fire Protection and Prevention series earned a median of $69,376 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 37% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $61,447 and $82,438.

Median pay
$69,376
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$61,447–$82,438
25th–75th percentile
Employees
8,817
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Fire Protection and Prevention
All federal (full-time)

What shapes fire protection and prevention pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (3,583 employees, median $61,447). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (274 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Virginia ($87,105) and lowest in New York ($65,412), 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 95% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by grade

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

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 3,583 $61,447 $56,693–$65,599
GS-8 1,757 $70,781 $65,194–$78,426
GS-9 1,147 $76,926 $69,954–$82,438

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

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by agency

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 274 $65,412 $58,991–$72,802
Department of Homeland Security 88 $78,977 $66,574–$87,105
Department of the Interior 37 $89,618 $65,194–$109,985

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

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by state

The 3 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Fire Protection and Prevention pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
New York 65 $65,412 $61,447–$77,306
Maryland 54 $71,747 $63,510–$79,868
Virginia 43 $87,105 $78,272–$103,243

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 +1.0% from $68,691 in September 2025 to $69,376 in September 2026. Headcount went from 9,229 to 8,817 (−4.5%). 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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