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Realty federal salary series 1170

Full-time federal employees in the Realty series earned a median of $107,006 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $87,128 and $133,923.

Median pay
$107,006
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$87,128–$133,923
25th–75th percentile
Employees
3,130
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Realty
All federal (full-time)

What shapes realty pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (874 employees, median $107,275). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (649 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($163,104) and lowest in Nevada ($81,366), 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 42% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Realty pay by grade

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

Realty pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 257 $67,896 $65,838–$74,034
GS-11 857 $84,638 $79,658–$89,964
GS-12 874 $107,275 $99,111–$113,782
GS-13 522 $132,481 $124,177–$142,084
GS-14 332 $163,104 $150,744–$172,700
GS-15 78 $191,850 $181,343–$197,200

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

Realty pay by agency

Realty pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 649 $92,885 $79,658–$111,328
Department of Agriculture 450 $92,107 $79,658–$106,874
General Services Administration 307 $134,713 $113,107–$155,472
Department of Veterans Affairs 123 $135,394 $111,210–$159,500
Department of Homeland Security 70 $133,964 $118,272–$158,322
Department of Energy 61 $112,518 $98,972–$136,736
Department of Transportation 53 $123,752 $104,468–$150,279

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

Realty pay by state

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

Realty pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 148 $113,185 $92,584–$138,007
District of Columbia 126 $163,104 $133,964–$182,295
Colorado 110 $113,107 $89,618–$138,456
Texas 104 $117,519 $98,106–$138,855
Oregon 103 $96,443 $82,648–$110,910
Washington 82 $109,212 $89,670–$129,708
Georgia 81 $113,586 $104,120–$131,316
New Mexico 67 $92,491 $80,522–$106,486
Arizona 60 $97,087 $85,931–$114,019
Montana 57 $84,638 $79,658–$101,443

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

Compare realty pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.5% from $105,400 in September 2025 to $107,006 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,878 to 3,130 (−19.3%). 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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