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Facility Operations Services federal salary series 1640

Full-time federal employees in the Facility Operations Services series earned a median of $112,657 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 3% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $95,475 and $131,273.

Median pay
$112,657
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$95,475–$131,273
25th–75th percentile
Employees
3,353
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Facility Operations Services
All federal (full-time)

What shapes facility operations services pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (1,185 employees, median $110,395). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (510 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($133,142) and lowest in Oregon ($87,128), 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 60% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Facility Operations Services pay by grade

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

Facility Operations Services pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 298 $74,070 $69,954–$80,243
GS-11 753 $88,464 $82,148–$97,026
GS-12 1,185 $110,395 $104,427–$117,571
GS-13 530 $133,964 $124,154–$142,084
GS-14 122 $159,424 $153,178–$176,176

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

Facility Operations Services pay by agency

Facility Operations Services pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 510 $102,666 $87,128–$119,009
Department of Justice 220 $120,400 $111,717–$136,580
Department of Veterans Affairs 116 $98,825 $86,703–$112,518
Department of Health and Human Services 110 $121,192 $106,760–$146,143
Department of Homeland Security 108 $115,626 $102,696–$133,964
Department of Agriculture 83 $87,582 $81,196–$107,282
Smithsonian Institution 63 $133,964 $116,071–$160,713
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 45 $133,142 $116,990–$153,178
Department of Commerce 44 $130,216 $111,260–$140,604

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

Facility Operations Services pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Facility Operations Services pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 197 $133,142 $112,657–$158,306
Maryland 128 $126,313 $112,657–$146,143
California 98 $121,871 $107,463–$137,360
Virginia 70 $119,485 $104,120–$149,457
Texas 65 $109,985 $98,459–$122,749
Arizona 51 $101,660 $93,742–$112,356
Washington 41 $122,974 $107,004–$131,594
New York 39 $105,481 $93,874–$130,442
Georgia 34 $104,120 $95,475–$116,741
Oregon 34 $87,128 $76,494–$95,946

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 +3.1% from $109,304 in September 2025 to $112,657 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,654 to 3,353 (−8.2%). 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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