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Education and Vocational Training federal salary series 1710

Full-time federal employees in the Education and Vocational Training series earned a median of $96,414 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 12% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $82,148 and $109,311.

Median pay
$96,414
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$82,148–$109,311
25th–75th percentile
Employees
4,443
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.3%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Education and Vocational Training
All federal (full-time)

What shapes education and vocational training pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (517 employees, median $90,520). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (695 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Connecticut ($172,897) and lowest in Kentucky ($82,148), 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 66% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Education and Vocational Training pay by grade

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

Education and Vocational Training pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 49 $69,954 $67,896–$74,070
GS-11 517 $90,520 $82,148–$97,087
GS-12 78 $107,411 $103,055–$115,156
AD (ungraded) 466 $182,894 $139,270–$209,351
GL-9 41 $66,624 $63,780–$80,243

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

Education and Vocational Training pay by agency

Education and Vocational Training pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 695 $132,786 $117,623–$144,112
Department of Justice 651 $92,491 $82,148–$98,928
Department of Homeland Security 97 $175,500 $133,833–$209,351
Department of Agriculture 69 $74,070 $67,896–$80,243

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

Education and Vocational Training pay by state

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

Education and Vocational Training pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Arizona 264 $104,484 $89,998–$127,210
Connecticut 103 $172,897 $126,366–$206,852
California 62 $95,769 $89,964–$113,185
Texas 61 $95,058 $84,638–$98,459
Pennsylvania 55 $94,597 $85,883–$101,494
Florida 49 $97,087 $79,658–$98,459
West Virginia 45 $87,128 $77,168–$94,597
Kentucky 43 $82,148 $74,678–$97,087

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 +0.3% from $96,116 in September 2025 to $96,414 in September 2026. Headcount went from 4,958 to 4,443 (−10.4%). 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.

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