Bindery Working federal salary series 4402
Full-time federal employees in the Bindery Working series earned a median of $109,171 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, about the same as the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $100,948 and $109,171.
What shapes bindery working pay
The most common grade with published pay is KB (ungraded) (183 employees, median $109,171). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Government Publishing Office (243 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.
Bindery Working 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KB (ungraded) | 183 | $109,171 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Bindery Working pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Government Publishing Office | 243 | $109,171 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Bindery Working pay by state
The 2 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 161 | $109,171 |
| Mississippi | 85 | $109,171 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +6.3% from $102,680 in September 2025 to $109,171 in September 2026. Headcount went from 257 to 252 (−1.9%). 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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