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Social Services Aid and Assistant federal salary series 0186

Full-time federal employees in the Social Services Aid and Assistant series earned a median of $60,410 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 45% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $53,824 and $66,671.

Median pay
$60,410
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$53,824–$66,671
25th–75th percentile
Employees
937
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Social Services Aid and Assistant
All federal (full-time)

What shapes social services aid and assistant pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (406 employees, median $62,235). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (435 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Texas ($65,829) and lowest in Virginia ($56,836), 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 26% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by grade

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

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 41 $47,193 $45,123–$49,496
GS-6 200 $52,977 $48,436–$56,539
GS-7 406 $62,235 $57,188–$65,813
GS-9 60 $69,374 $66,644–$74,000

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

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by agency

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 435 $61,033 $56,004–$65,998
Department of Agriculture 206 $56,004 $48,436–$70,235
Department of Health and Human Services 51 $59,664 $54,786–$64,710

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

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by state

The 7 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Social Services Aid and Assistant pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 79 $64,710 $60,788–$69,440
North Carolina 56 $57,963 $51,524–$65,599
New York 49 $61,900 $57,188–$65,998
Georgia 44 $61,404 $54,490–$65,813
Texas 38 $65,829 $59,186–$69,709
Washington 35 $62,044 $51,802–$71,840
Virginia 31 $56,836 $55,300–$59,908

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 +3.7% from $58,244 in September 2025 to $60,410 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,046 to 937 (−10.4%). 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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