Zoology federal salary series 0410
Full-time federal employees in the Zoology series earned a median of $148,193 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 35% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $133,964 and $189,472.
Median pay
$148,193
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$133,964–$189,472
25th–75th percentile
Employees
32
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2%
vs. September 2025
Zoology
$128,19710th $133,96425th $148,193Median $189,47275th $197,20090th
All federal (full-time)
What shapes zoology pay
Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.
Change since September 2025
The median moved +2.0% from $145,286 in September 2025 to $148,193 in September 2026. Headcount went from 36 to 32 (−11.1%). 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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