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Accounting Technician federal salary series 0525

Full-time federal employees in the Accounting Technician series earned a median of $60,553 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 45% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $55,506 and $65,658.

Median pay
$60,553
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$55,506–$65,658
25th–75th percentile
Employees
3,803
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Accounting Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes accounting technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (1,286 employees, median $60,038). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (450 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($67,960) and lowest in Louisiana ($55,506), 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 65% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Accounting Technician pay by grade

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

Accounting Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-6 1,136 $53,740 $49,950–$59,031
GS-7 1,286 $60,038 $55,506–$64,710
GS-8 440 $68,053 $62,383–$72,644
GL-7 54 $70,836 $67,281–$73,772
IC-7 39 $59,661 $57,462–$60,553

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

Accounting Technician pay by agency

Accounting Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 450 $60,553 $55,936–$65,288
Department of Homeland Security 273 $59,661 $54,624–$62,936
Department of the Treasury 219 $59,607 $55,506–$65,656
Department of the Interior 127 $63,917 $59,837–$66,311
Department of Justice 96 $71,359 $67,281–$75,852
Department of Agriculture 78 $55,506 $51,291–$61,210
Department of Health and Human Services 78 $59,031 $55,506–$63,341

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

Accounting Technician pay by state

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

Accounting Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Virginia 203 $59,661 $54,624–$63,160
Texas 118 $63,958 $58,815–$68,936
Missouri 105 $60,098 $55,628–$66,258
New Mexico 97 $60,553 $56,109–$66,311
Utah 60 $59,607 $55,506–$65,599
West Virginia 59 $57,188 $53,824–$61,070
Louisiana 54 $55,506 $50,460–$61,814
Oklahoma 50 $63,917 $58,734–$68,251
California 46 $67,960 $63,396–$76,476
Florida 41 $59,031 $55,506–$63,917

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 $59,955 in September 2025 to $60,553 in September 2026. Headcount went from 4,511 to 3,803 (−15.7%). 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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