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Traffic Management federal salary series 2130

Full-time federal employees in the Traffic Management series earned a median of $116,071 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 6% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $99,675 and $133,142.

Median pay
$116,071
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$99,675–$133,142
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,573
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Traffic Management
All federal (full-time)

What shapes traffic management pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (374 employees, median $115,848). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of State (47 employees). 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 93% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Traffic Management pay by grade

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

Traffic Management pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-12 374 $115,848 $109,243–$122,899

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

Traffic Management pay by agency

Traffic Management pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of State 47 $122,899 $109,243–$146,143

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

Traffic Management pay by state

The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Traffic Management pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
District of Columbia 39 $126,313 $112,657–$141,069

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.5% from $113,263 in September 2025 to $116,071 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,714 to 1,573 (−8.2%). 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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