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General Business and Industry federal salary series 1101

Full-time federal employees in the General Business and Industry series earned a median of $125,845 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 15% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $91,851 and $155,128.

Median pay
$125,845
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$91,851–$155,128
25th–75th percentile
Employees
26,372
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
General Business and Industry
All federal (full-time)

What shapes general business and industry pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-13 (4,471 employees, median $133,964). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Agriculture (1,715 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 North Dakota ($74,678), 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 54% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

General Business and Industry pay by grade

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

General Business and Industry pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 698 $47,490 $42,352–$52,882
GS-6 420 $50,037 $48,436–$55,693
GS-7 744 $58,639 $53,824–$65,412
GS-9 1,947 $69,619 $65,838–$75,008
GS-11 2,614 $85,931 $81,605–$92,107
GS-12 3,392 $109,243 $102,020–$117,486
GS-13 4,471 $133,964 $125,845–$142,573
GS-14 2,133 $163,104 $153,509–$172,700
GS-15 862 $197,200 $185,516–$197,200
AD (ungraded) 51 $195,000 $180,537–$205,000
CG-12 52 $119,924 $113,787–$151,865
CG-14 105 $206,615 $184,628–$233,762
CG-15 61 $257,500 $243,733–$257,500
CM (ungraded) 64 $277,500 $277,500–$277,500
CT-14 75 $258,407 $239,203–$258,407
ES (ungraded) 95 $217,296 $209,953–$227,437
FO-1 48 $197,200 $190,596–$197,200
FO-2 51 $163,846 $152,191–$171,292
FP-3 35 $128,897 $124,910–$132,764
GL-9 69 $78,287 $76,049–$84,474
IC-12 40 $109,243 $103,795–$113,541
VC-10 33 $56,155 $54,552–$59,360
VC-11 149 $64,294 $60,754–$68,863
VC-12 42 $73,030 $68,701–$77,388
VC-13 32 $79,778 $76,921–$85,058
VC-15 45 $104,029 $97,905–$110,413
ZA-3 53 $121,527 $113,888–$131,790
ZA-4 40 $172,194 $151,425–$184,335

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

General Business and Industry pay by agency

General Business and Industry pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Agriculture 1,715 $82,279 $65,838–$121,076
Department of Housing and Urban Development 1,705 $140,641 $123,657–$163,104
Small Business Administration 1,367 $99,692 $82,761–$126,579
General Services Administration 1,362 $138,821 $122,899–$159,627
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,182 $86,525 $77,168–$102,394
Department of the Interior 654 $101,954 $79,658–$125,418
Department of Homeland Security 641 $138,024 $116,071–$158,322
Department of the Treasury 630 $89,660 $77,168–$117,422
Department of Energy 591 $153,509 $129,904–$185,977
Department of Commerce 563 $149,942 $128,897–$182,310
Department of Health and Human Services 338 $138,024 $120,629–$157,747
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 317 $220,073 $165,676–$257,500
Department of Justice 288 $101,383 $82,301–$132,586
Development Finance Corporation 210 $177,497 $158,306–$197,200
Department of Education 120 $134,960 $121,371–$154,376

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

General Business and Industry pay by state

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

General Business and Industry pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 1,998 $158,322 $133,964–$187,093
Texas 909 $116,956 $88,995–$142,836
California 719 $124,154 $91,775–$155,237
Georgia 645 $122,398 $95,957–$142,573
Virginia 632 $158,306 $129,904–$182,295
New York 498 $121,577 $93,874–$160,588
Colorado 454 $129,742 $109,780–$154,264
Maryland 439 $150,203 $129,904–$172,700
Florida 426 $107,411 $79,658–$132,250
Illinois 390 $134,850 $110,066–$168,728

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 $122,587 in September 2025 to $125,845 in September 2026. Headcount went from 30,381 to 26,372 (−13.2%). 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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