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General Education and Training federal salary series 1701

Full-time federal employees in the General Education and Training series earned a median of $133,964 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 22% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $101,116 and $163,514.

Median pay
$133,964
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$101,116–$163,514
25th–75th percentile
Employees
10,928
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
General Education and Training
All federal (full-time)

What shapes general education and training pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (670 employees, median $93,934). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (163 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Virginia ($197,200) and lowest in Kansas ($89,814), 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 92% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

General Education and Training pay by grade

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

General Education and Training pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-11 670 $93,934 $86,210–$98,671
GS-12 317 $108,134 $99,940–$116,420
GS-13 397 $132,604 $121,938–$139,658
GS-14 249 $167,902 $155,140–$176,355
GG-13 50 $138,024 $133,964–$146,143
GG-14 61 $167,902 $158,306–$177,497

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

General Education and Training pay by agency

General Education and Training pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 163 $98,459 $83,488–$124,177
Department of Justice 123 $101,479 $94,983–$158,306
Department of State 113 $158,306 $142,084–$178,696
Department of Veterans Affairs 102 $123,690 $112,964–$136,864
Department of Homeland Security 57 $109,007 $87,776–$152,476
Department of Health and Human Services 51 $142,084 $133,964–$159,612
National Science Foundation 41 $209,600 $200,816–$209,600
Smithsonian Institution 33 $110,165 $98,980–$133,348

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

General Education and Training pay by state

The 7 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

General Education and Training pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 238 $158,322 $137,009–$182,295
Virginia 60 $197,200 $143,304–$209,600
New Mexico 54 $98,300 $91,219–$125,524
Kansas 54 $89,814 $83,488–$99,717
Georgia 45 $141,876 $116,694–$150,744
Maryland 34 $172,700 $133,964–$192,146
California 33 $121,742 $110,707–$145,468

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 +1.0% from $132,638 in September 2025 to $133,964 in September 2026. Headcount went from 12,895 to 10,928 (−15.3%). 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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