Prescription Eyeglass Making federal salary series 4010
Full-time federal employees in the Prescription Eyeglass Making series earned a median of $63,173 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 42% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $60,836 and $69,789.
What shapes prescription eyeglass making pay
The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (52 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 55% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Prescription Eyeglass Making pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 52 | $63,173 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Prescription Eyeglass Making pay by state
The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 35 | $62,652 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +1.0% from $62,547 in September 2025 to $63,173 in September 2026. Headcount went from 126 to 115 (−8.7%). 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.