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Building Management federal salary series 1176

Full-time federal employees in the Building Management series earned a median of $117,152 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 7% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $107,411 and $134,843.

Median pay
$117,152
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$107,411–$134,843
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,013
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Building Management
All federal (full-time)

What shapes building management pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (531 employees, median $111,306). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the General Services Administration (658 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($133,142) and lowest in Texas ($110,430), 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 13% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Building Management pay by grade

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

Building Management pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 57 $93,050 $85,245–$99,138
GS-12 531 $111,306 $102,959–$116,362
GS-13 247 $133,964 $126,299–$142,765
GS-14 109 $158,306 $147,223–$172,700

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

Building Management pay by agency

Building Management pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
General Services Administration 658 $116,071 $106,044–$132,216
Department of State 42 $129,904 $116,071–$142,084
Department of Health and Human Services 39 $125,648 $114,433–$140,054
Social Security Administration 31 $133,142 $102,542–$148,173

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

Building Management pay by state

The 7 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Building Management pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 184 $126,313 $112,657–$143,913
Maryland 91 $133,142 $112,657–$146,143
California 51 $126,817 $118,664–$153,020
Texas 42 $110,430 $99,170–$119,281
New York 40 $120,710 $111,984–$139,020
Virginia 33 $126,008 $112,657–$133,964
Georgia 30 $113,586 $110,404–$123,052

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 +3.7% from $113,011 in September 2025 to $117,152 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,248 to 1,013 (−18.8%). 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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