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Equal Opportunity Investigation federal salary series 1860

Full-time federal employees in the Equal Opportunity Investigation series earned a median of $107,076 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $94,654 and $123,927.

Median pay
$107,076
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$94,654–$123,927
25th–75th percentile
Employees
679
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.6%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Equal Opportunity Investigation
All federal (full-time)

What shapes equal opportunity investigation pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (352 employees, median $103,310). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (595 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($119,322) and lowest in North Carolina ($100,177), 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 12% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by grade

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

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 43 $69,373 $65,503–$72,884
GS-12 352 $103,310 $96,750–$113,310
GS-13 187 $132,358 $122,472–$139,807

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

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by agency

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 595 $106,731 $94,654–$123,690

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

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by state

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

Equal Opportunity Investigation pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 63 $103,795 $96,878–$128,571
Florida 44 $109,216 $98,459–$117,571
California 42 $119,322 $104,676–$140,837
Georgia 42 $107,276 $94,654–$120,446
Pennsylvania 39 $105,206 $98,630–$128,221
Illinois 33 $106,731 $100,059–$130,080
North Carolina 30 $100,177 $92,735–$116,631

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 +0.6% from $106,398 in September 2025 to $107,076 in September 2026. Headcount went from 721 to 679 (−5.8%). 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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