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Records and Information Management federal salary series 0308

Full-time federal employees in the Records and Information Management series earned a median of $116,071 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 6% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $90,345 and $145,853.

Median pay
$116,071
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$90,345–$145,853
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,090
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Records and Information Management
All federal (full-time)

What shapes records and information management pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (272 employees, median $85,447). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (188 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($148,711) and lowest in California ($114,105), 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 36% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Records and Information Management pay by grade

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

Records and Information Management pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 124 $73,043 $67,896–$79,542
GS-11 272 $85,447 $82,148–$92,220
GS-12 210 $109,192 $102,288–$116,061
GS-13 232 $133,964 $126,786–$142,084
GS-14 122 $163,104 $153,509–$172,700

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

Records and Information Management pay by agency

Records and Information Management pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 188 $84,638 $79,658–$95,740
Department of Justice 140 $133,964 $129,904–$142,084
Department of the Interior 87 $115,733 $98,459–$138,852
Department of Homeland Security 61 $138,166 $110,850–$158,306
Department of the Treasury 48 $137,428 $104,265–$159,503
Department of Agriculture 38 $113,018 $95,864–$133,964
Environmental Protection Agency 36 $125,845 $109,745–$139,662
Department of Health and Human Services 34 $134,516 $110,988–$152,682

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

Records and Information Management pay by state

The 4 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Records and Information Management pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 190 $148,711 $129,904–$167,902
Maryland 59 $138,024 $125,845–$158,314
Virginia 54 $140,054 $120,356–$158,306
California 31 $114,105 $105,808–$146,155

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 $114,923 in September 2025 to $116,071 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,245 to 1,090 (−12.4%). 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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