Pest Controlling federal salary series 5026
Full-time federal employees in the Pest Controlling series earned a median of $71,166 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 35% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $67,833 and $79,557.
What shapes pest controlling pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-10 (74 employees, median $72,534). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (79 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.
OPM withheld pay for 63% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Pest Controlling 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-10 | 74 | $72,534 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Pest Controlling pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 79 | $72,252 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +2.3% from $69,538 in September 2025 to $71,166 in September 2026. Headcount went from 313 to 287 (−8.3%). 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.