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Exhibits Specialist federal salary series 1010

Full-time federal employees in the Exhibits Specialist series earned a median of $105,389 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 4% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $88,296 and $120,629.

Median pay
$105,389
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$88,296–$120,629
25th–75th percentile
Employees
270
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Exhibits Specialist
All federal (full-time)

What shapes exhibits specialist pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (101 employees, median $93,934). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Smithsonian Institution (102 employees). 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 25% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Exhibits Specialist pay by grade

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

Exhibits Specialist pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 101 $93,934 $85,939–$102,540
GS-12 52 $115,428 $109,830–$122,899

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

Exhibits Specialist pay by agency

Exhibits Specialist pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Smithsonian Institution 102 $109,243 $91,480–$122,899
Department of the Interior 93 $96,843 $85,502–$117,510

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

Exhibits Specialist pay by state

The 2 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Exhibits Specialist pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 85 $108,238 $91,145–$122,899
Maryland 57 $111,087 $91,145–$126,860

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.4% from $103,916 in September 2025 to $105,389 in September 2026. Headcount went from 303 to 270 (−10.9%). 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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