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Medical Instrument Technician federal salary series 0649

Full-time federal employees in the Medical Instrument Technician series earned a median of $76,552 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 30% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $66,674 and $93,086.

Median pay
$76,552
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$66,674–$93,086
25th–75th percentile
Employees
4,293
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Medical Instrument Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes medical instrument technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-8 (1,742 employees, median $73,370). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (3,803 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Massachusetts ($88,552) and lowest in South Carolina ($65,194), 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 11% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Medical Instrument 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 Instrument Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-6 95 $56,004 $51,586–$62,078
GS-7 878 $63,569 $58,871–$68,237
GS-8 1,742 $73,370 $68,494–$83,119
GS-9 1,235 $94,654 $81,766–$106,806
GS-10 256 $103,006 $92,196–$116,742

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

Medical Instrument Technician pay by agency

Medical Instrument Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 3,803 $76,476 $66,670–$93,086
Department of Health and Human Services 36 $89,460 $80,354–$93,852

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

Medical Instrument Technician pay by state

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

Medical Instrument Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 378 $84,689 $74,160–$104,959
Florida 366 $78,127 $65,599–$96,483
Texas 296 $73,713 $67,057–$89,968
North Carolina 173 $72,644 $65,194–$83,168
Ohio 139 $77,085 $66,594–$97,192
Tennessee 139 $68,071 $60,664–$90,110
New York 134 $83,911 $70,550–$93,086
Missouri 129 $76,128 $64,939–$94,843
Michigan 124 $80,128 $70,502–$95,568
Illinois 123 $81,208 $73,740–$92,126

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 +1.8% from $75,220 in September 2025 to $76,552 in September 2026. Headcount went from 4,317 to 4,293 (−0.6%). 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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