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Appraising federal salary series 1171

Full-time federal employees in the Appraising series earned a median of $134,858 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 23% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $109,343 and $154,427.

Median pay
$134,858
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$109,343–$154,427
25th–75th percentile
Employees
417
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Appraising
All federal (full-time)

What shapes appraising pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-13 (151 employees, median $145,558). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (93 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).

Appraising pay by grade

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

Appraising pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 64 $89,250 $82,148–$94,800
GS-12 106 $120,277 $110,184–$129,301
GS-13 151 $145,558 $136,024–$154,172
GS-14 76 $175,427 $158,306–$184,382

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

Appraising pay by agency

Appraising pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 93 $94,738 $85,931–$107,341
Department of Housing and Urban Development 76 $145,154 $126,656–$154,934
Department of the Interior 62 $142,587 $129,424–$162,703
Department of Agriculture 55 $136,025 $129,225–$158,713

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

Appraising pay by state

The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Appraising pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Georgia 36 $121,268 $98,757–$146,368

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

Compare appraising pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.8% from $132,489 in September 2025 to $134,858 in September 2026. Headcount went from 597 to 417 (−30.2%). 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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