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Visual Information federal salary series 1084

Full-time federal employees in the Visual Information series earned a median of $111,087 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 1% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $87,128 and $133,964.

Median pay
$111,087
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$87,128–$133,964
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,308
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Visual Information
All federal (full-time)

What shapes visual information pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (378 employees, median $89,049). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (154 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($133,142) and lowest in California ($105,808), 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 45% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Visual Information pay by grade

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

Visual Information pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 162 $74,070 $67,896–$79,798
GS-11 378 $89,049 $82,986–$94,734
GS-12 298 $113,497 $107,244–$124,700
GS-13 212 $142,022 $129,904–$149,554

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

Visual Information pay by agency

Visual Information pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 154 $88,036 $76,285–$109,213
Department of Veterans Affairs 144 $87,746 $79,924–$107,131
Department of Homeland Security 87 $129,904 $112,657–$142,084
Department of Agriculture 61 $98,459 $83,372–$109,540
Department of Health and Human Services 52 $129,904 $116,289–$146,188
Smithsonian Institution 47 $126,313 $102,478–$137,576
Department of the Treasury 43 $125,104 $106,731–$148,808

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

Visual Information pay by state

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

Visual Information pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 208 $133,142 $116,071–$147,427
Maryland 64 $133,142 $119,485–$150,203
Virginia 50 $133,142 $108,238–$146,143
California 38 $105,808 $87,802–$121,371

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

Compare visual information pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.7% from $108,155 in September 2025 to $111,087 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,525 to 1,308 (−14.2%). 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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