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Document Analysis federal salary series 1397

Full-time federal employees in the Document Analysis series earned a median of $158,306 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 44% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $131,448 and $172,700.

Median pay
$158,306
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$131,448–$172,700
25th–75th percentile
Employees
67
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Document Analysis
All federal (full-time)

What shapes document analysis pay

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).

Document Analysis pay by state

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

Document Analysis pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 47 $158,306 $129,494–$175,098

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.0% from $156,737 in September 2025 to $158,306 in September 2026. Headcount went from 75 to 67 (−10.7%). 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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