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Transportation Clerk and Assistant federal salary series 2102

Full-time federal employees in the Transportation Clerk and Assistant series earned a median of $54,440 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 50% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $49,950 and $59,319.

Median pay
$54,440
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$49,950–$59,319
25th–75th percentile
Employees
2,746
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Transportation Clerk and Assistant
All federal (full-time)

What shapes transportation clerk and assistant pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-6 (1,153 employees, median $52,977). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (1,068 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Virginia ($80,041) and lowest in West Virginia ($49,950), 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 58% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by grade

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

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 200 $46,861 $43,452–$51,599
GS-6 1,153 $52,977 $49,950–$56,765
GS-7 986 $60,553 $56,252–$65,377
GS-8 239 $67,057 $63,332–$72,318

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

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by agency

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,068 $53,498 $49,950–$58,080
Department of Homeland Security 57 $80,041 $65,465–$84,751

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

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by state

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

Transportation Clerk and Assistant pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 109 $52,142 $47,465–$58,029
Florida 100 $52,977 $49,950–$56,004
Pennsylvania 51 $51,463 $48,124–$55,200
Virginia 44 $80,041 $61,238–$84,751
California 44 $65,569 $58,207–$73,796
Illinois 42 $55,838 $52,454–$57,527
Georgia 41 $52,821 $48,436–$56,022
Michigan 40 $55,506 $51,463–$59,179
Ohio 37 $56,520 $52,121–$59,319
North Carolina 36 $54,490 $53,549–$59,031

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 +1.8% from $53,488 in September 2025 to $54,440 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,056 to 2,746 (−10.1%). 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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