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Training Instruction federal salary series 1712

Full-time federal employees in the Training Instruction series earned a median of $104,477 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 5% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $87,128 and $127,725.

Median pay
$104,477
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$87,128–$127,725
25th–75th percentile
Employees
8,641
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.3%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Training Instruction
All federal (full-time)

What shapes training instruction pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-11 (2,779 employees, median $89,618). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (693 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($133,964) and lowest in Wisconsin ($83,612), 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 72% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Training Instruction pay by grade

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

Training Instruction pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 1,575 $70,994 $67,896–$76,755
GS-11 2,779 $89,618 $83,799–$97,087
GS-12 1,497 $107,411 $99,657–$116,457
GS-13 821 $133,964 $123,690–$142,084
GS-14 158 $159,130 $148,711–$167,902
GG-11 277 $105,389 $95,418–$108,238
GG-12 119 $117,778 $112,657–$129,728
IC-12 54 $109,243 $101,699–$112,657

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

Training Instruction pay by agency

Training Instruction pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 693 $84,638 $74,070–$98,459
Department of Homeland Security 691 $121,785 $101,929–$134,836
Department of Justice 328 $95,769 $87,218–$105,313
Department of State 212 $105,389 $96,843–$111,087
Department of the Interior 176 $102,415 $85,566–$125,627
Department of Health and Human Services 128 $133,964 $123,162–$146,143
Department of Agriculture 106 $103,298 $76,642–$124,177
Department of Commerce 37 $129,904 $112,657–$138,024
Department of Labor 30 $125,951 $117,081–$136,596

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

Training Instruction pay by state

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

Training Instruction pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 378 $111,087 $105,389–$133,964
Texas 224 $120,014 $102,142–$131,140
Maryland 174 $133,964 $120,060–$146,143
Georgia 149 $104,427 $95,475–$120,629
Virginia 130 $105,829 $85,896–$133,964
Florida 115 $89,618 $72,012–$114,948
California 107 $104,477 $95,769–$133,730
West Virginia 77 $105,829 $87,128–$127,725
Arizona 69 $89,844 $82,148–$117,501
North Carolina 62 $83,794 $73,049–$98,783

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 +1.3% from $103,090 in September 2025 to $104,477 in September 2026. Headcount went from 10,090 to 8,641 (−14.4%). 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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