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Materials Handler federal salary series 6907

Full-time federal employees in the Materials Handler series earned a median of $67,160 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 39% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $58,144 and $74,422.

Median pay
$67,160
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$58,144–$74,422
25th–75th percentile
Employees
5,783
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Materials Handler
All federal (full-time)

What shapes materials handler pay

The most common grade with published pay is WG-6 (2,076 employees, median $59,584). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (1,197 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Washington ($86,026) and lowest in Tennessee ($53,323), 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.

OPM withheld pay for 54% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Materials Handler pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Materials Handler pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
WG-5 1,242 $56,119 $52,175–$59,646
WG-6 2,076 $59,584 $55,472–$64,614
WL-5 86 $60,940 $58,039–$67,828
WL-6 163 $65,490 $61,608–$70,541
WS-3 106 $71,448 $67,765–$78,763
WS-4 904 $74,381 $70,937–$83,355
WS-5 178 $76,509 $72,805–$84,242
WS-6 179 $81,748 $78,596–$87,654

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Materials Handler pay by agency

Materials Handler pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 1,197 $59,083 $54,429–$64,713
Department of Justice 993 $74,339 $70,645–$82,917
Department of Homeland Security 129 $65,094 $60,382–$70,207
Department of the Interior 64 $62,098 $55,984–$77,772
Department of the Treasury 60 $76,176 $67,650–$76,176
Department of Agriculture 50 $65,761 $60,481–$73,901
Government Publishing Office 45 $69,539 $69,497–$69,539
Department of Health and Human Services 38 $60,481 $55,430–$60,794
Department of Commerce 36 $59,646 $57,580–$68,057

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Materials Handler pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Materials Handler pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Texas 193 $66,450 $58,332–$74,047
California 182 $71,970 $62,777–$82,556
Pennsylvania 159 $68,641 $59,313–$76,885
Florida 154 $61,619 $54,220–$70,207
Maryland 108 $66,888 $62,777–$73,504
New York 91 $66,095 $61,446–$82,917
Illinois 88 $73,212 $61,170–$79,097
West Virginia 88 $70,864 $65,000–$72,523
District of Columbia 76 $69,539 $66,455–$76,176
Virginia 76 $60,940 $55,066–$72,231

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.5% from $65,511 in September 2025 to $67,160 in September 2026. Headcount went from 5,869 to 5,783 (−1.5%). 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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