Information Receptionist federal salary series 0304

Full-time federal employees in the Information Receptionist series earned a median of $44,772 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 59% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $41,084 and $47,588.

What shapes information receptionist pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-4 (127 employees, median $44,921). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (159 employees). 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 24% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Information Receptionist pay by grade

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

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

Information Receptionist pay by agency

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.7% from $43,158 in September 2025 to $44,772 in September 2026. Headcount went from 326 to 248 (−23.9%). 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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