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Health System Specialist federal salary series 0671

Full-time federal employees in the Health System Specialist series earned a median of $108,997 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, about the same as the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $89,310 and $129,460.

Median pay
$108,997
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$89,310–$129,460
25th–75th percentile
Employees
7,874
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Health System Specialist
All federal (full-time)

What shapes health system specialist pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (1,989 employees, median $103,558). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (4,998 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($154,263) and lowest in Maine ($92,107), 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 33% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Health System Specialist pay by grade

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

Health System Specialist pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 58 $61,541 $55,959–$65,506
GS-9 1,758 $70,982 $67,896–$77,122
GS-11 1,418 $84,752 $79,658–$92,107
GS-12 1,989 $103,558 $98,459–$111,513
GS-13 1,895 $127,725 $118,991–$137,975
GS-14 585 $155,342 $144,717–$167,902
GS-15 110 $187,742 $180,492–$197,200

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

Health System Specialist pay by agency

Health System Specialist pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 4,998 $109,959 $89,508–$129,703
Department of Health and Human Services 219 $92,299 $80,819–$113,378
Department of Justice 36 $115,716 $104,427–$130,213

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

Health System Specialist pay by state

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

Health System Specialist pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 413 $126,334 $98,652–$146,632
Texas 375 $103,795 $84,638–$127,283
Florida 326 $113,356 $86,776–$125,776
New York 246 $111,058 $90,939–$135,281
Ohio 205 $112,081 $93,162–$125,957
Illinois 185 $110,066 $94,616–$130,884
North Carolina 176 $105,180 $93,525–$122,741
Arizona 160 $97,286 $80,721–$121,174
Massachusetts 150 $108,134 $87,399–$132,604
Tennessee 150 $98,459 $79,658–$117,081

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 +0.1% from $108,896 in September 2025 to $108,997 in September 2026. Headcount went from 8,437 to 7,874 (−6.7%). 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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