Cemetery Caretaking federal salary series 4754
Full-time federal employees in the Cemetery Caretaking series earned a median of $60,732 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 45% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $54,564 and $67,327.
What shapes cemetery caretaking pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-6 (459 employees, median $59,500). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (621 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($70,645) and lowest in Texas ($54,032), 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.
Cemetery Caretaking 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-5 | 46 | $50,693 |
| WG-6 | 459 | $59,500 |
| WL-8 | 34 | $73,546 |
| WS-8 | 47 | $91,035 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Cemetery Caretaking pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 621 | $60,732 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Cemetery Caretaking pay by state
The 4 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 69 | $64,614 |
| Texas | 59 | $54,032 |
| Florida | 47 | $55,472 |
| California | 45 | $70,645 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +2.2% from $59,417 in September 2025 to $60,732 in September 2026. Headcount went from 667 to 632 (−5.2%). 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.