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Financial Administration and Program federal salary series 0501

Full-time federal employees in the Financial Administration and Program series earned a median of $107,038 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $82,465 and $139,064.

Median pay
$107,038
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$82,465–$139,064
25th–75th percentile
Employees
27,938
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.9%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Financial Administration and Program
All federal (full-time)

What shapes financial administration and program pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (5,138 employees, median $106,731). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Treasury (4,266 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($158,306) and lowest in Kansas ($78,427), 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 57% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Financial Administration and Program pay by grade

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

Financial Administration and Program pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 353 $59,310 $55,012–$63,080
GS-9 3,309 $72,012 $67,896–$77,669
GS-11 4,780 $87,128 $82,148–$93,874
GS-12 5,138 $106,731 $98,459–$114,987
GS-13 4,407 $131,315 $121,768–$142,084
GS-14 2,237 $163,104 $150,935–$174,526
GS-15 830 $197,200 $186,207–$197,200
CG-13 33 $166,645 $147,536–$199,825
CG-14 45 $211,339 $186,786–$230,049
ES (ungraded) 98 $226,884 $215,712–$228,000
GL-9 184 $78,186 $74,070–$82,301
IC-11 58 $86,288 $84,638–$91,145
IC-12 74 $105,829 $98,459–$110,228
IC-13 59 $127,725 $121,207–$135,010
IC-14 33 $153,509 $138,356–$163,104
ZA-2 51 $83,316 $77,649–$94,178
ZA-4 37 $183,211 $161,377–$187,093

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

Financial Administration and Program pay by agency

Financial Administration and Program pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Treasury 4,266 $97,426 $80,243–$125,646
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,918 $82,148 $71,370–$101,226
Department of Homeland Security 1,097 $125,845 $99,923–$153,509
Department of Justice 1,025 $104,427 $82,301–$138,024
Department of the Interior 628 $102,540 $84,638–$129,742
Department of Health and Human Services 458 $142,364 $118,038–$169,252
Department of Agriculture 455 $104,088 $82,214–$127,292
Department of Transportation 421 $123,540 $95,384–$159,294
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 223 $138,024 $114,017–$165,945
Department of Commerce 208 $138,024 $96,258–$186,207
General Services Administration 195 $122,798 $102,444–$151,003
Department of State 177 $125,845 $101,443–$163,104
Social Security Administration 161 $142,084 $122,899–$154,960
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 152 $204,400 $156,086–$257,500
Environmental Protection Agency 121 $120,610 $98,921–$163,350

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

Financial Administration and Program pay by state

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

Financial Administration and Program pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 1,616 $158,306 $126,313–$187,093
Texas 1,081 $94,720 $77,168–$120,372
Maryland 881 $142,084 $116,071–$172,700
Virginia 716 $129,728 $96,843–$163,104
California 563 $106,973 $85,064–$137,649
West Virginia 481 $98,459 $82,301–$114,240
Pennsylvania 417 $96,498 $79,351–$128,221
New York 414 $101,524 $84,863–$130,095
Georgia 397 $112,556 $84,857–$131,316
Colorado 393 $106,453 $86,041–$130,543

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 +1.9% from $105,039 in September 2025 to $107,038 in September 2026. Headcount went from 31,440 to 27,938 (−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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