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Archives Technician federal salary series 1421

Full-time federal employees in the Archives Technician series earned a median of $57,736 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 47% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $49,097 and $73,341.

Median pay
$57,736
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$49,097–$73,341
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,286
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+4.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Archives Technician
All federal (full-time)

What shapes archives technician pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-6 (308 employees, median $51,217). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the National Archives and Records Administration (1,238 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($84,751) and lowest in Ohio ($49,097), 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.

Archives Technician pay by grade

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

Archives Technician pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-4 131 $43,548 $40,389–$48,535
GS-5 164 $47,339 $44,160–$52,112
GS-6 308 $51,217 $48,113–$54,321
GS-7 291 $59,661 $57,736–$65,424
GS-8 45 $64,939 $63,029–$68,758
GS-9 84 $74,754 $69,619–$82,498
GS-11 105 $89,964 $86,871–$96,470
GS-12 40 $110,136 $100,734–$119,554
GS-13 87 $138,024 $129,904–$146,256

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

Archives Technician pay by agency

Archives Technician pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
National Archives and Records Administration 1,238 $57,736 $48,967–$73,134

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

Archives Technician pay by state

The 8 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Archives Technician pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Missouri 593 $51,740 $48,113–$60,529
Maryland 259 $84,751 $57,736–$122,899
Illinois 79 $49,665 $47,339–$61,226
District of Columbia 69 $71,836 $57,736–$94,706
Ohio 46 $49,097 $43,017–$68,521
Texas 45 $57,571 $51,459–$76,049
California 43 $73,075 $64,828–$89,336
Kansas 37 $54,702 $44,850–$63,076

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 +4.4% from $55,318 in September 2025 to $57,736 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,411 to 1,286 (−8.9%). 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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