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Health Physics federal salary series 1306

Full-time federal employees in the Health Physics series earned a median of $146,143 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 33% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $124,177 and $170,837.

Median pay
$146,143
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$124,177–$170,837
25th–75th percentile
Employees
740
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.6%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Health Physics
All federal (full-time)

What shapes health physics pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (240 employees, median $116,848). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (109 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 58% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Health Physics pay by grade

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

Health Physics pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-12 240 $116,848 $107,869–$137,965
GS-13 157 $137,797 $126,840–$154,682
GS-14 56 $165,949 $153,032–$173,383
GG-13 44 $129,013 $122,951–$138,816
GG-14 48 $167,399 $155,140–$177,762

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

Health Physics pay by agency

Health Physics pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 109 $148,711 $129,013–$172,915
Department of Veterans Affairs 88 $136,970 $113,378–$158,300
Department of Health and Human Services 41 $135,069 $119,485–$167,902

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

Health Physics pay by state

The 2 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Health Physics pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Maryland 69 $158,333 $129,430–$187,093
Texas 33 $141,294 $127,283–$164,086

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

Compare health physics pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +0.6% from $145,286 in September 2025 to $146,143 in September 2026. Headcount went from 844 to 740 (−12.3%). 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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