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Agronomy federal salary series 0471

Full-time federal employees in the Agronomy series earned a median of $107,411 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $93,806 and $130,400.

Median pay
$107,411
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$93,806–$130,400
25th–75th percentile
Employees
154
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+6.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Agronomy
All federal (full-time)

What shapes agronomy pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (46 employees, median $89,000). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Agriculture (143 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.

Agronomy pay by grade

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

Agronomy pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 46 $89,000 $82,148–$94,950
GS-12 46 $105,884 $101,443–$113,378

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

Agronomy pay by agency

Agronomy pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Agriculture 143 $106,437 $92,993–$127,932

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +6.5% from $100,835 in September 2025 to $107,411 in September 2026. Headcount went from 205 to 154 (−24.9%). 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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