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Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee federal salary series 0899

Full-time federal employees in the Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee series earned a median of $52,938 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 52% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $45,746 and $63,081.

Median pay
$52,938
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$45,746–$63,081
25th–75th percentile
Employees
624
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee
All federal (full-time)

What shapes engineering and architecture student trainee pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-6 (110 employees, median $47,352). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (314 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($56,767) and lowest in Florida ($45,746), 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 41% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by grade

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

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 59 $41,038 $41,038–$46,979
GS-6 110 $47,352 $45,746–$52,368
GS-7 73 $57,331 $56,039–$58,193
GS-9 52 $70,623 $68,549–$71,181

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

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by agency

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 314 $52,938 $45,746–$63,081

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

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by state

The 4 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 91 $45,746 $41,038–$56,039
California 62 $56,767 $52,938–$63,081
Texas 59 $52,368 $52,368–$71,181
Alabama 33 $56,039 $47,290–$68,549

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.1% from $51,849 in September 2025 to $52,938 in September 2026. Headcount went from 591 to 624 (+5.6%). 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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