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Administration and Office Support Student Trainee federal salary series 0399

Full-time federal employees in the Administration and Office Support Student Trainee series earned a median of $46,610 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 57% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $41,659 and $55,165.

Median pay
$46,610
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$41,659–$55,165
25th–75th percentile
Employees
464
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Administration and Office Support Student Trainee
All federal (full-time)

What shapes administration and office support student trainee pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-4 (159 employees, median $41,659). 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 38% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay by grade

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

Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 159 $41,659 $40,180–$41,659

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

Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay by state

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

Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 121 $46,610 $41,659–$56,928

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.0% from $46,148 in September 2025 to $46,610 in September 2026. Headcount went from 765 to 464 (−39.3%). 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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