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Medical Support Assistance federal salary series 0679

Full-time federal employees in the Medical Support Assistance series earned a median of $57,605 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 47% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $52,957 and $63,160.

Median pay
$57,605
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$52,957–$63,160
25th–75th percentile
Employees
39,476
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.9%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Medical Support Assistance
All federal (full-time)

What shapes medical support assistance pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-6 (27,164 employees, median $57,471). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (35,798 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Montana ($68,272) and lowest in Mississippi ($49,950), 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.

Medical Support Assistance pay by grade

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

Medical Support Assistance pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-3 201 $38,714 $36,464–$42,184
GS-4 527 $42,479 $39,047–$46,021
GS-5 6,126 $50,241 $46,599–$53,917
GS-6 27,164 $57,471 $53,338–$61,872
GS-7 3,402 $64,013 $59,788–$68,958
GS-8 2,040 $70,638 $65,996–$75,516

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

Medical Support Assistance pay by agency

Medical Support Assistance pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 35,798 $57,928 $53,020–$63,208
Department of Health and Human Services 907 $51,136 $44,882–$55,395

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

Medical Support Assistance pay by state

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

Medical Support Assistance pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 3,208 $57,605 $52,701–$63,412
Florida 3,057 $54,735 $52,194–$59,653
California 2,695 $61,872 $58,122–$69,403
North Carolina 1,629 $58,215 $56,175–$63,168
Arizona 1,384 $55,416 $52,109–$58,833
Ohio 1,381 $55,316 $52,028–$59,383
Georgia 1,326 $59,332 $53,045–$63,186
Pennsylvania 1,252 $55,362 $51,523–$61,183
Tennessee 1,067 $55,185 $51,841–$59,080
Virginia 1,046 $58,561 $53,363–$62,221

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 $56,514 in September 2025 to $57,605 in September 2026. Headcount went from 39,998 to 39,476 (−1.3%). 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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