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Administrative Officer federal salary series 0341

Full-time federal employees in the Administrative Officer series earned a median of $101,443 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 7% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $82,148 and $130,835.

Median pay
$101,443
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$82,148–$130,835
25th–75th percentile
Employees
8,212
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Administrative Officer
All federal (full-time)

What shapes administrative officer pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (2,093 employees, median $86,019). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (2,779 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($146,143) and lowest in Kentucky ($76,648), 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 28% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Administrative Officer pay by grade

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

Administrative Officer pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 1,401 $70,900 $67,896–$76,128
GS-11 2,093 $86,019 $82,148–$93,874
GS-12 1,506 $109,243 $101,861–$116,738
GS-13 1,190 $135,069 $125,845–$146,143
GS-14 637 $164,240 $157,364–$173,419
GS-15 244 $197,200 $191,850–$197,200
FP-2 47 $163,846 $145,574–$168,761
ZA-3 54 $132,156 $116,060–$147,962
ZA-4 31 $183,019 $161,709–$190,376

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

Administrative Officer pay by agency

Administrative Officer pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 2,779 $83,183 $74,070–$98,459
Department of Health and Human Services 938 $138,363 $119,485–$158,322
Department of the Interior 504 $102,394 $84,243–$121,475
Department of Transportation 336 $102,760 $90,602–$118,744
Department of Justice 328 $126,313 $111,087–$143,170
Department of Homeland Security 294 $135,426 $122,899–$158,306
Department of Agriculture 205 $113,533 $95,475–$134,822
Department of State 173 $142,084 $108,038–$191,850
Department of Commerce 150 $148,010 $122,370–$177,497
Department of Labor 77 $132,923 $111,513–$180,178
Department of the Treasury 68 $129,304 $102,071–$152,613
Peace Corps 57 $154,440 $145,074–$168,761
Environmental Protection Agency 49 $92,331 $81,553–$108,997
Smithsonian Institution 44 $140,054 $109,243–$158,306
Department of Housing and Urban Development 32 $137,975 $129,714–$155,459

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

Administrative Officer pay by state

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

Administrative Officer pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Maryland 836 $143,321 $121,785–$167,902
District of Columbia 569 $146,143 $119,485–$172,700
California 419 $106,607 $90,024–$123,087
Texas 334 $91,878 $78,287–$109,604
Florida 254 $87,128 $77,168–$105,032
Georgia 198 $97,809 $82,012–$123,812
Virginia 190 $103,284 $85,518–$138,544
North Carolina 175 $85,783 $79,496–$102,816
New York 166 $104,047 $82,438–$134,204
Pennsylvania 159 $84,934 $70,219–$114,836

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 $100,440 in September 2025 to $101,443 in September 2026. Headcount went from 9,249 to 8,212 (−11.2%). 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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