Miscellaneous General Maintenance & Operations Work federal salary series 4701
Full-time federal employees in the Miscellaneous General Maintenance & Operations Work series earned a median of $96,294 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 12% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $82,395 and $107,126.
What shapes miscellaneous general maintenance & operations work pay
The most common grade with published pay is WS-10 (466 employees, median $98,423). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (368 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($107,314) and lowest in Pennsylvania ($78,116), 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 79% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Miscellaneous General Maintenance & Operations Work 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-9 | 62 | $71,740 |
| WS-9 | 56 | $94,124 |
| WS-10 | 466 | $98,423 |
| WS-11 | 187 | $102,743 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Miscellaneous General Maintenance & Operations Work pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 368 | $97,859 |
| Department of the Interior | 125 | $71,740 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 53 | $89,720 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Miscellaneous General Maintenance & Operations Work pay by state
The 6 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| California | 54 | $107,314 |
| Maryland | 54 | $84,628 |
| Washington | 46 | $96,702 |
| Texas | 36 | $96,294 |
| Florida | 31 | $89,991 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | $78,116 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
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Change since September 2025
The median moved +3.7% from $92,830 in September 2025 to $96,294 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,624 to 2,767 (+5.4%). 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.