Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation federal salary series 5701
Full-time federal employees in the Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation series earned a median of $51,080 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 53% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $49,566 and $65,532.
What shapes miscellaneous transportation/mobile equipment operation pay
The most common grade with published pay is WG-3 (119 employees, median $49,566). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Smithsonian Institution (270 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 44% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation 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-3 | 119 | $49,566 |
| WG-4 | 35 | $48,293 |
| WG-5 | 33 | $59,646 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution | 270 | $49,566 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation pay by state
The 1 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.
| State | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 247 | $49,566 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +4.1% from $49,065 in September 2025 to $51,080 in September 2026. Headcount went from 567 to 546 (−3.7%). 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.