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Health Aid and Technician federal salary series 0640

Full-time federal employees in the Health Aid and Technician series earned a median of $60,494 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 45% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $54,449 and $67,057.

Median pay
$60,494
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$54,449–$67,057
25th–75th percentile
Employees
12,214
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Health Aid and Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes health aid and technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (3,922 employees, median $62,719). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (8,144 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Connecticut ($69,357) and lowest in Montana ($52,957), 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 20% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Health Aid and Technician pay by grade

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

Health Aid and Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-3 134 $41,596 $39,954–$43,643
GS-4 184 $43,556 $40,304–$47,334
GS-5 1,541 $49,514 $45,470–$52,957
GS-6 3,201 $56,708 $52,219–$60,647
GS-7 3,922 $62,719 $57,532–$67,394
GS-8 1,580 $68,151 $63,332–$73,410
GS-9 1,231 $74,070 $67,926–$80,243
GS-10 90 $80,439 $75,708–$87,302
GS-11 67 $86,530 $82,148–$97,957
GL-6 105 $60,545 $56,004–$66,599
GL-9 94 $82,301 $75,471–$88,720

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

Health Aid and Technician pay by agency

Health Aid and Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 8,144 $60,553 $54,490–$67,055
Department of Health and Human Services 1,292 $57,188 $51,463–$65,101
Department of Justice 233 $67,896 $59,031–$79,496
Department of the Interior 53 $50,460 $40,941–$50,460

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

Health Aid and Technician pay by state

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

Health Aid and Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 805 $59,031 $52,977–$65,599
Texas 747 $59,507 $53,755–$66,332
California 685 $67,055 $60,505–$77,679
Illinois 460 $60,914 $55,871–$65,990
Arizona 454 $59,031 $54,490–$65,101
New York 396 $65,998 $60,647–$71,359
Pennsylvania 366 $61,633 $56,820–$66,775
North Carolina 331 $61,903 $56,744–$67,062
Georgia 304 $59,224 $53,824–$66,599
Ohio 248 $61,638 $54,445–$67,906

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 +2.4% from $59,052 in September 2025 to $60,494 in September 2026. Headcount went from 12,928 to 12,214 (−5.5%). 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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