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Industrial Hygiene federal salary series 0690

Full-time federal employees in the Industrial Hygiene series earned a median of $118,557 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 8% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $99,521 and $139,116.

Median pay
$118,557
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$99,521–$139,116
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,317
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-0.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Industrial Hygiene
All federal (full-time)

What shapes industrial hygiene pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (553 employees, median $110,395). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Labor (276 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($158,322) and lowest in Pennsylvania ($113,378), 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 49% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Industrial Hygiene pay by grade

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

Industrial Hygiene pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 264 $94,946 $84,638–$107,038
GS-12 553 $110,395 $101,443–$118,707
GS-13 304 $135,033 $126,839–$146,325
GS-14 85 $163,104 $153,440–$172,766

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

Industrial Hygiene pay by agency

Industrial Hygiene pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Labor 276 $116,030 $102,166–$131,078
Department of Veterans Affairs 184 $97,087 $84,638–$112,419
Department of Health and Human Services 51 $139,091 $116,306–$156,964

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

Industrial Hygiene pay by state

The 7 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Industrial Hygiene pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 48 $113,538 $99,728–$128,173
District of Columbia 47 $158,322 $134,979–$179,896
Pennsylvania 47 $113,378 $100,948–$127,540
Ohio 44 $116,645 $105,663–$133,730
Maryland 33 $142,084 $129,904–$154,263
Georgia 33 $116,741 $97,809–$135,069
Illinois 31 $116,738 $107,731–$130,884

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 −0.5% from $119,142 in September 2025 to $118,557 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,463 to 1,317 (−10.0%). 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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