Maintenance Mechanic federal salary series 4749
Full-time federal employees in the Maintenance Mechanic series earned a median of $72,461 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 34% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $62,130 and $84,628.
What shapes maintenance mechanic pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (2,236 employees, median $78,534). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (3,427 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Louisiana ($94,896) and lowest in Tennessee ($57,038), 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 35% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Maintenance Mechanic 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) | 104 | $95,585 |
| CE-2 | 105 | $65,594 |
| WG-5 | 1,336 | $52,926 |
| WG-6 | 102 | $57,726 |
| WG-7 | 1,064 | $64,509 |
| WG-8 | 1,268 | $68,610 |
| WG-9 | 1,332 | $72,784 |
| WG-10 | 2,236 | $78,534 |
| WL-7 | 127 | $71,751 |
| WL-8 | 52 | $77,490 |
| WL-9 | 105 | $79,170 |
| WL-10 | 460 | $86,506 |
| WS-7 | 96 | $89,480 |
| WS-8 | 612 | $91,202 |
| WS-9 | 173 | $97,087 |
| WS-10 | 390 | $100,364 |
| WS-11 | 90 | $112,719 |
| WS-14 | 143 | $109,609 |
| XA-5 | 91 | $47,333 |
| XA-7 | 46 | $55,744 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Maintenance Mechanic pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 3,427 | $63,580 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 1,726 | $74,318 |
| Department of Justice | 721 | $93,414 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 370 | $75,518 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 322 | $82,729 |
| Department of Agriculture | 265 | $70,833 |
| Smithsonian Institution | 65 | $81,623 |
| Department of Commerce | 40 | $79,348 |
| Department of Transportation | 39 | $80,474 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Maintenance Mechanic pay by state
The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| California | 708 | $72,669 |
| Arizona | 401 | $71,083 |
| Texas | 300 | $72,127 |
| Washington | 292 | $68,829 |
| Virginia | 287 | $69,476 |
| Maryland | 246 | $80,809 |
| New York | 233 | $78,263 |
| Florida | 231 | $68,287 |
| North Carolina | 216 | $67,076 |
| Alaska | 184 | $76,906 |
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 +3.0% from $70,332 in September 2025 to $72,461 in September 2026. Headcount went from 11,090 to 10,567 (−4.7%). 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.