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Transportation Operations federal salary series 2150

Full-time federal employees in the Transportation Operations series earned a median of $103,360 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 6% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $90,208 and $115,835.

Median pay
$103,360
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$90,208–$115,835
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,920
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Transportation Operations
All federal (full-time)

What shapes transportation operations pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (634 employees, median $106,871). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the General Services Administration (252 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in New York ($110,395) and lowest in Louisiana ($97,087), 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 68% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Transportation Operations pay by grade

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

Transportation Operations pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-9 305 $70,306 $65,838–$76,128
GS-11 473 $90,219 $82,148–$97,087
GS-12 634 $106,871 $101,443–$113,974
GS-13 272 $131,434 $125,936–$140,964

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

Transportation Operations pay by agency

Transportation Operations pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
General Services Administration 252 $108,038 $101,443–$118,264
Department of Homeland Security 179 $101,443 $94,934–$115,190
Department of Agriculture 153 $88,383 $80,060–$97,087

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

Transportation Operations pay by state

The 5 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Transportation Operations pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 70 $101,443 $95,106–$113,526
California 67 $107,828 $95,944–$125,456
New York 40 $110,395 $99,742–$133,611
Washington 39 $106,088 $95,129–$109,984
Louisiana 32 $97,087 $87,750–$104,427

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

Compare transportation operations pay across all states and agencies →

Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.1% from $101,186 in September 2025 to $103,360 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,157 to 1,920 (−11.0%). 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.

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