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Full-time federal employees in the Program Management series earned a median of $186,387 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 70% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $156,250 and $197,200.

Median pay
$186,387
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$156,250–$197,200
25th–75th percentile
Employees
15,826
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-1.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Program Management
All federal (full-time)

What shapes program management pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-15 (2,915 employees, median $192,450). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Homeland Security (1,931 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($197,200) and lowest in Kentucky ($131,273), 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 52% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Program Management pay by grade

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

Program Management pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-12 170 $104,427 $98,459–$114,958
GS-13 1,929 $127,725 $120,629–$138,024
GS-14 2,808 $160,944 $149,919–$172,700
GS-15 2,915 $192,450 $180,565–$197,200
ES (ungraded) 1,715 $218,800 $208,961–$228,000
EV-2 94 $228,000 $228,000–$228,000
FP-1 51 $197,200 $182,350–$197,200
GG-15 155 $197,200 $186,207–$197,200
SL (ungraded) 45 $215,888 $206,418–$224,314
SW-2 46 $218,686 $209,982–$220,851
ZA-5 55 $197,200 $190,666–$197,200

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

Program Management pay by agency

Program Management pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Homeland Security 1,931 $182,295 $158,322–$197,200
Department of Transportation 1,029 $197,200 $171,476–$225,543
Department of the Treasury 968 $173,566 $118,758–$197,200
Department of Agriculture 953 $135,582 $120,629–$167,902
Department of Energy 461 $197,200 $186,207–$216,400
Department of Veterans Affairs 435 $177,312 $150,935–$192,331
Department of the Interior 427 $177,536 $157,809–$197,200
Department of Justice 374 $197,200 $172,700–$212,088
Environmental Protection Agency 262 $209,032 $197,200–$227,995
Department of Health and Human Services 251 $194,510 $180,156–$197,200
Department of Commerce 227 $197,200 $187,212–$197,200
Small Business Administration 167 $180,507 $162,740–$197,200
Department of State 120 $173,891 $158,622–$191,850
Office of Personnel Management 115 $162,740 $133,964–$185,678
General Services Administration 88 $187,542 $168,662–$197,200

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

Program Management pay by state

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

Program Management pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 2,794 $197,200 $180,492–$215,208
Maryland 593 $197,200 $187,093–$205,353
Virginia 438 $197,200 $180,906–$209,600
California 366 $166,185 $131,314–$197,200
Texas 283 $177,762 $152,372–$197,200
Colorado 235 $177,640 $150,102–$197,200
Georgia 210 $178,488 $142,910–$201,614
Pennsylvania 208 $166,317 $131,850–$194,692
New York 173 $197,200 $158,426–$205,224
Washington 151 $168,854 $138,366–$194,772

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 −1.8% from $189,883 in September 2025 to $186,387 in September 2026. Headcount went from 18,487 to 15,826 (−14.4%). 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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