Machining federal salary series 3414
Full-time federal employees in the Machining series earned a median of $86,235 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 21% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $77,115 and $100,166.
What shapes machining pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (930 employees, median $79,222). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Treasury (53 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 95% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Machining 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WG-10 | 930 | $79,222 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Machining pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Treasury | 53 | $78,805 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 43 | $93,915 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +1.0% from $85,379 in September 2025 to $86,235 in September 2026. Headcount went from 3,082 to 2,929 (−5.0%). 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.