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Agricultural Commodity Grading federal salary series 1980

Full-time federal employees in the Agricultural Commodity Grading series earned a median of $74,070 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 32% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $66,674 and $82,148.

Median pay
$74,070
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$66,674–$82,148
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,542
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+0.6%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Agricultural Commodity Grading
All federal (full-time)

What shapes agricultural commodity grading pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-9 (741 employees, median $72,620). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Agriculture (1,542 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($78,867) and lowest in Louisiana ($67,896), 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.

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by grade

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

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 288 $55,602 $50,813–$60,788
GS-9 741 $72,620 $67,896–$79,107
GS-10 97 $79,063 $76,432–$83,180
GS-11 85 $87,128 $82,148–$90,294
GS-12 78 $104,120 $99,443–$112,081

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

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by agency

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Agriculture 1,542 $74,070 $66,674–$82,148

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

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by state

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

Agricultural Commodity Grading pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 236 $78,186 $69,954–$90,168
California 203 $78,867 $66,170–$90,008
Louisiana 126 $67,896 $58,871–$78,700
Georgia 122 $76,152 $71,799–$81,459
Pennsylvania 77 $77,376 $70,280–$83,187
Ohio 74 $70,872 $67,530–$79,438
Florida 63 $69,954 $61,722–$75,729
Washington 46 $73,961 $66,505–$86,461
North Carolina 41 $71,514 $69,954–$75,198
Missouri 35 $76,128 $66,867–$98,354

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 $73,619 in September 2025 to $74,070 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,649 to 1,542 (−6.5%). 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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