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Dental Officer federal salary series 0680

Full-time federal employees in the Dental Officer series earned a median of $245,000 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 123% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $221,744 and $268,121.

Median pay
$245,000
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$221,744–$268,121
25th–75th percentile
Employees
2,186
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Dental Officer
All federal (full-time)

What shapes dental officer pay

The most common grade with published pay is AD (ungraded) (186 employees, median $80,626). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (1,644 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Colorado ($261,100) and lowest in New York ($206,231), 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.

Dental Officer pay by grade

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

Dental Officer pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
AD (ungraded) 186 $80,626 $69,820–$91,243
AD-1 32 $72,828 $68,834–$77,008
GP-12 164 $230,757 $215,749–$254,653
GP-13 169 $263,252 $247,118–$281,320
GP-14 71 $286,540 $268,721–$296,791

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

Dental Officer pay by agency

Dental Officer pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,644 $242,576 $219,636–$265,509
Department of Health and Human Services 257 $237,127 $219,171–$260,000
Department of Justice 125 $273,116 $258,916–$286,130

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

Dental Officer pay by state

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

Dental Officer pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 226 $244,519 $96,718–$272,747
Texas 157 $245,060 $229,705–$267,510
Florida 151 $237,104 $220,334–$255,581
New York 124 $206,231 $81,796–$252,178
Arizona 86 $255,000 $236,608–$273,868
Pennsylvania 74 $229,362 $196,743–$253,339
Oklahoma 71 $230,596 $211,852–$251,088
Illinois 68 $237,648 $214,451–$264,578
North Carolina 60 $237,936 $222,263–$258,199
Ohio 59 $239,958 $219,911–$263,487

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 +2.7% from $238,578 in September 2025 to $245,000 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,212 to 2,186 (−1.2%). 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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