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Dispatching federal salary series 2151

Full-time federal employees in the Dispatching series earned a median of $57,740 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 47% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $49,950 and $67,057.

Median pay
$57,740
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$49,950–$67,057
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,414
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+1.4%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Dispatching
All federal (full-time)

What shapes dispatching pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-7 (514 employees, median $59,055). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (325 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 73% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Dispatching pay by grade

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

Dispatching pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-5 130 $44,408 $40,941–$50,241
GS-6 249 $50,666 $48,436–$55,300
GS-7 514 $59,055 $55,506–$63,081
GS-8 216 $67,057 $62,866–$72,445

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

Dispatching pay by agency

Dispatching pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 325 $57,745 $49,950–$65,934

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

Dispatching pay by state

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

Dispatching pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 40 $55,786 $47,490–$63,366

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.4% from $56,946 in September 2025 to $57,740 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,469 to 1,414 (−3.7%). 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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