Full-time federal employees in the Rigging series earned a median of $78,534 in
annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 28% below the all-federal median of $109,641.
The middle half earned between $70,311 and $85,442.
Median pay
$78,534
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$70,311–$85,442
25th–75th percentile
Employees
1,835
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+7.1%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
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 98% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Change since September 2025
The median moved +7.1% from $73,295 in September 2025 to $78,534 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,878 to 1,835 (−2.3%). 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.