Utility Systems Repairing-Operating federal salary series 4742
Full-time federal employees in the Utility Systems Repairing-Operating series earned a median of $84,628 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 23% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $76,029 and $92,454.
What shapes utility systems repairing-operating pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (539 employees, median $77,741). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (424 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Pennsylvania ($91,556) and lowest in Florida ($73,546), 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 28% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Utility Systems Repairing-Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BB (ungraded) | 45 | $107,272 |
| WG-8 | 84 | $67,577 |
| WG-9 | 110 | $74,089 |
| WG-10 | 539 | $77,741 |
| WG-11 | 346 | $86,652 |
| WL-10 | 57 | $86,256 |
| WL-11 | 68 | $96,294 |
| WS-8 | 316 | $90,221 |
| WS-10 | 99 | $101,386 |
| WS-11 | 54 | $104,600 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Utility Systems Repairing-Operating pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 424 | $79,410 |
| Department of Justice | 353 | $90,221 |
| Department of the Interior | 260 | $75,570 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 177 | $88,969 |
| Smithsonian Institution | 147 | $86,256 |
| Department of Agriculture | 52 | $75,424 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Utility Systems Repairing-Operating pay by state
The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 183 | $88,969 |
| District of Columbia | 134 | $86,256 |
| Florida | 92 | $73,546 |
| California | 84 | $83,605 |
| West Virginia | 71 | $83,814 |
| Arizona | 64 | $80,923 |
| New York | 62 | $84,461 |
| Colorado | 58 | $82,854 |
| Kansas | 48 | $78,158 |
| Virginia | 43 | $86,402 |
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 +3.9% from $81,476 in September 2025 to $84,628 in September 2026. Headcount went from 2,047 to 2,005 (−2.1%). 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.