General Mathematics and Statistics federal salary series 1501
Full-time federal employees in the General Mathematics and Statistics series earned a median of $209,600 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 91% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $186,872 and $239,086.
What shapes general mathematics and statistics 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 57% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Change since September 2025
The median moved −1.6% from $212,932 in September 2025 to $209,600 in September 2026. Headcount went from 123 to 126 (+2.4%). 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.
Related occupations in Mathematics and Statistics Group
- Computer Science (1550)$163,104
- Operations Research (1515)$163,104
- Statistics (1530)$135,069
- Mathematical Statistics (1529)$156,292
- Data Science Series (1560)$143,305
- Mathematics (1520)$190,953
- Statistical Assistant (1531)$55,138
- Actuarial Science (1510)$172,700