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Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant federal salary series 0303

Full-time federal employees in the Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant series earned a median of $57,080 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 48% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $50,241 and $64,489.

Median pay
$57,080
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$50,241–$64,489
25th–75th percentile
Employees
35,180
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.9%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant
All federal (full-time)

What shapes miscellaneous clerk and assistant pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (9,692 employees, median $62,235). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Commerce (6,821 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($72,464) and lowest in Utah ($44,809), 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 32% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Miscellaneous Clerk 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.

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-3 164 $42,008 $40,160–$44,780
GS-4 3,157 $43,693 $40,704–$47,334
GS-5 8,242 $47,465 $44,809–$51,599
GS-6 6,036 $54,950 $51,463–$59,031
GS-7 9,692 $62,235 $57,188–$66,671
GS-8 1,860 $72,644 $66,899–$79,074
GS-9 394 $80,243 $73,126–$89,460
AD-4 69 $169,302 $157,850–$172,341
AD-5 35 $189,575 $189,575–$189,575
FG-7 127 $64,710 $58,849–$69,438
GG-6 80 $48,261 $45,409–$52,905
GL-7 187 $70,486 $64,938–$72,554
GL-8 126 $76,369 $76,369–$79,742
GL-9 31 $82,301 $79,852–$88,421
VC-4 75 $46,916 $44,986–$49,806
VC-5 36 $46,832 $45,267–$49,196
ZS-3 50 $63,231 $59,007–$67,462
ZS-4 114 $74,644 $68,683–$80,525

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

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay by agency

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Commerce 6,821 $60,151 $52,977–$69,386
Department of Veterans Affairs 6,677 $57,188 $51,644–$62,235
Department of the Treasury 5,021 $47,765 $44,809–$53,049
Department of Justice 2,940 $72,172 $63,312–$76,726
Department of the Interior 1,591 $56,585 $50,460–$63,429
Department of Agriculture 942 $57,188 $51,463–$64,384
Department of Health and Human Services 669 $63,917 $57,756–$71,209
Department of Homeland Security 604 $63,917 $58,122–$70,333
Social Security Administration 379 $54,753 $48,436–$61,469
Department of Transportation 228 $65,599 $59,096–$71,500
Department of Energy 132 $172,341 $149,161–$189,575
National Labor Relations Board 93 $68,919 $63,940–$76,004
Department of Labor 67 $65,811 $60,553–$71,493
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 45 $91,815 $78,974–$105,389
Department of Housing and Urban Development 40 $68,948 $61,851–$74,535

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

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay by state

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

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 2,597 $53,824 $47,465–$63,950
California 1,763 $63,525 $55,786–$71,493
Utah 1,600 $44,809 $44,809–$50,241
Missouri 1,575 $49,521 $45,541–$54,321
Florida 1,179 $56,004 $50,615–$60,553
Pennsylvania 1,028 $55,361 $50,541–$60,553
New York 981 $61,729 $55,524–$69,565
Maryland 743 $69,284 $63,510–$75,059
District of Columbia 726 $72,464 $61,586–$83,119
Georgia 724 $56,022 $51,221–$63,034

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 +2.9% from $55,448 in September 2025 to $57,080 in September 2026. Headcount went from 42,209 to 35,180 (−16.7%). 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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