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Security Clerical and Assistance federal salary series 0086

Full-time federal employees in the Security Clerical and Assistance series earned a median of $61,711 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 44% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $52,957 and $78,186.

Median pay
$61,711
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$52,957–$78,186
25th–75th percentile
Employees
3,357
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Security Clerical and Assistance
All federal (full-time)

What shapes security clerical and assistance pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-5 (946 employees, median $48,004). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (1,188 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($77,687) and lowest in Alabama ($50,488), 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 34% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by grade

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

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 946 $48,004 $44,809–$52,957
GS-6 426 $54,858 $49,950–$57,524
GS-7 845 $59,509 $55,602–$64,000

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

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by agency

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,188 $53,450 $47,490–$58,413
Department of Homeland Security 892 $80,243 $74,070–$88,048
Department of the Treasury 34 $60,936 $55,645–$63,996

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

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by state

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

Security Clerical and Assistance pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 185 $60,553 $51,599–$76,128
California 153 $77,559 $59,167–$90,024
Texas 136 $66,644 $53,176–$80,524
Virginia 109 $75,332 $58,039–$84,751
Pennsylvania 99 $59,703 $52,957–$76,832
New York 97 $70,999 $53,824–$87,288
North Carolina 77 $55,705 $51,599–$69,410
Colorado 65 $71,267 $61,889–$80,292
Illinois 62 $62,990 $54,861–$78,201
Michigan 57 $54,620 $47,525–$62,100

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 +0.7% from $61,277 in September 2025 to $61,711 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,773 to 3,357 (−11.0%). 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.

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