Miscellaneous Industrial Equipment Operation federal salary series 5401
Full-time federal employees in the Miscellaneous Industrial Equipment Operation series earned a median of $104,412 in
annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 5% below the all-federal median of $109,641.
The middle half earned between $75,028 and $110,569.
Median pay
$104,412
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$75,028–$110,569
25th–75th percentile
Employees
172
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+4.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
What shapes miscellaneous industrial equipment operation pay
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 75% 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 +4.7% from $99,738 in September 2025 to $104,412 in September 2026. Headcount went from 201 to 172 (−14.4%). 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.
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