Supply Clerical and Technician federal salary series 2005
Full-time federal employees in the Supply Clerical and Technician series earned a median of $50,364 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 54% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $45,437 and $56,004.
What shapes supply clerical and technician pay
The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (3,340 employees, median $62,050). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (2,177 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Maryland ($61,586) and lowest in Nevada ($44,293), 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 63% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Supply Clerical and Technician pay by grade
Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.
| Pay plan–grade | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| GS-5 | 1,955 | $47,525 |
| GS-6 | 954 | $54,490 |
| GS-7 | 3,340 | $62,050 |
| VC-4 | 107 | $45,100 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Supply Clerical and Technician pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 2,177 | $48,883 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 132 | $56,004 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 81 | $63,120 |
| Department of the Interior | 74 | $58,871 |
| Department of Agriculture | 59 | $58,871 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Supply Clerical and Technician pay by state
The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 220 | $49,445 |
| Florida | 211 | $46,853 |
| California | 196 | $56,017 |
| Illinois | 114 | $50,762 |
| Arizona | 100 | $50,666 |
| Pennsylvania | 97 | $49,137 |
| Georgia | 91 | $47,386 |
| Virginia | 87 | $48,232 |
| Missouri | 84 | $47,525 |
| Oklahoma | 82 | $50,460 |
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 +0.8% from $49,960 in September 2025 to $50,364 in September 2026. Headcount went from 7,737 to 7,039 (−9.0%). 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.