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Medical Technician federal salary series 0645

Full-time federal employees in the Medical Technician series earned a median of $56,012 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 49% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $50,150 and $63,050.

Median pay
$56,012
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$50,150–$63,050
25th–75th percentile
Employees
2,651
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.9%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Medical Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes medical technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-5 (813 employees, median $53,428). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (1,671 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($67,055) and lowest in New Mexico ($50,786), 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 31% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Medical Technician pay by grade

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

Medical Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 353 $48,372 $44,435–$54,374
GS-5 813 $53,428 $48,898–$58,535
GS-6 663 $59,050 $53,737–$64,623
GS-7 722 $65,599 $61,684–$75,161

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

Medical Technician pay by agency

Medical Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,671 $56,004 $50,241–$62,918
Department of Health and Human Services 150 $56,109 $47,128–$63,629

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

Medical Technician pay by state

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

Medical Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 244 $55,467 $48,898–$61,716
California 164 $67,055 $55,840–$80,153
Texas 160 $51,957 $47,589–$57,242
North Carolina 97 $54,272 $51,368–$58,808
Arizona 86 $51,874 $47,525–$58,450
Ohio 75 $57,873 $53,103–$64,437
New Mexico 61 $50,786 $42,550–$60,553
Tennessee 60 $53,001 $48,620–$58,108
Georgia 58 $54,179 $51,083–$60,371
Illinois 54 $60,516 $52,338–$67,457

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 $54,985 in September 2025 to $56,012 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,816 to 2,651 (−5.9%). 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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