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Office Automation Clerical and Assistance federal salary series 0326

Full-time federal employees in the Office Automation Clerical and Assistance series earned a median of $53,043 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 52% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $47,816 and $60,494.

Median pay
$53,043
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$47,816–$60,494
25th–75th percentile
Employees
753
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.2%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Office Automation Clerical and Assistance
All federal (full-time)

What shapes office automation clerical and assistance pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-5 (375 employees, median $52,957). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Health and Human Services (72 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 55% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Office Automation 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.

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 103 $48,226 $47,334–$54,160
GS-5 375 $52,957 $47,722–$55,300
GS-6 85 $59,050 $54,032–$66,475
GS-7 81 $65,599 $61,528–$69,284

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

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pay by agency

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Health and Human Services 72 $48,604 $47,013–$55,932
Department of Veterans Affairs 52 $52,957 $48,883–$58,122
Department of Agriculture 47 $51,271 $45,974–$52,957
Department of Commerce 42 $57,834 $53,849–$62,770
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 35 $53,129 $49,338–$55,309

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

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pay by state

The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Maryland 53 $54,160 $47,632–$60,593

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 +1.2% from $52,426 in September 2025 to $53,043 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,131 to 753 (−33.4%). 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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