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Federal employee salaries in Alabama

Full-time federal civilian employees with a published duty station in Alabama earned a median of $95,475 in September 2026, 13% below the all-federal median of $109,641. That ranks #31 of 51 (50 states and DC) by median pay.

Median pay
$95,475
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$67,447–$125,627
25th–75th percentile
Employees
15,599
with published duty station
Rank
#31
of 51 by median
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Alabama
All federal (full-time)

OPM withheld the duty-station location for 943,611 federal employees nationwide, including the entire Department of Defense civilian workforce and large parts of the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. Those employees are not counted in any state, so state totals understate the federal presence, especially in states with large military installations.

Pay by occupation in Alabama

The 30 largest occupations in Alabama with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay (77 qualify in total).

Federal pay by occupation in Alabama
Occupation Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Nurse Series 0610 1,529 $113,756 $100,321–$135,353
Aerospace Engineering Series 0861 1,022 $136,712 $118,237–$169,483
Social Insurance Administration Series 0105 780 $98,066 $90,521–$114,521
Contact Representative Series 0962 776 $62,089 $58,327–$65,956
Medical Support Assistance Series 0679 692 $56,013 $50,564–$61,434
General Engineering Series 0801 477 $156,940 $139,721–$179,755
Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 466 $121,845 $99,452–$139,764
General Legal and Kindred Administration Series 0901 445 $70,659 $66,502–$74,816
Medical Officer Series 0602 434 $292,272 $269,806–$325,316
Social Work Series 0185 374 $99,945 $91,615–$113,133
Nursing Assistant Series 0621 370 $50,747 $46,892–$53,823
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 341 $96,438 $80,461–$124,620
Information Technology Management Series 2210 338 $134,162 $108,753–$155,047
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Series 0303 310 $57,188 $51,982–$61,163
Veterans Claims Examining Series 0996 307 $82,148 $72,188–$95,475
Practical Nurse Series 0620 277 $67,161 $62,769–$73,571
Human Resources Management Series 0201 276 $111,684 $96,324–$129,245
Consumer Safety Inspection Series 1862 223 $74,070 $68,580–$79,282
Pharmacist Series 0660 213 $175,001 $161,538–$192,447
Contracting Series 1102 211 $114,677 $96,324–$144,088
Custodial Working Series 3566 165 $43,097 $40,530–$44,234
Social Science Series 0101 145 $85,552 $80,461–$96,381
Emergency Management Specialist Series 0089 145 $105,480 $99,204–$120,933
Health Aid and Technician Series 0640 144 $59,626 $55,506–$65,599
Air Traffic Control Series 2152 125 $115,536 $98,502–$129,656
Food Service Working Series 7408 116 $43,744 $42,137–$47,109
General Business and Industry Series 1101 113 $99,452 $68,830–$122,493
General Health Science Series 0601 106 $90,017 $84,680–$104,954
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Series 0647 105 $85,324 $80,304–$95,364
Financial Administration and Program Series 0501 105 $92,491 $75,054–$109,478

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

Pay by agency in Alabama

Federal pay by agency in Alabama
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 7,461 $84,638 $59,757–$115,403
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2,343 $144,088 $121,932–$169,483
Social Security Administration 2,296 $74,816 $62,089–$98,066
Department of Agriculture 864 $80,243 $68,580–$104,120
Department of Homeland Security 507 $102,466 $82,148–$118,261
Department of Justice 402 $85,758 $75,431–$96,925
Department of Commerce 294 $118,261 $98,995–$144,102
Department of Transportation 283 $114,768 $98,459–$130,784
Department of the Treasury 260 $114,677 $86,154–$138,356
Department of the Interior 206 $88,757 $66,502–$112,279
Department of Health and Human Services 179 $118,237 $103,706–$136,712
Department of Labor 107 $111,507 $96,438–$125,429
Small Business Administration 104 $81,304 $68,576–$113,819
General Services Administration 66 $117,535 $102,539–$133,017
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 45 $108,493 $93,424–$138,370
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 44 $117,081 $83,918–$161,165
Environmental Protection Agency 38 $134,822 $124,177–$150,935
Department of Housing and Urban Development 31 $132,597 $116,469–$141,875

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

Change since September 2025

The median moved +1.7% from $93,890 in September 2025 to $95,475 in September 2026. Headcount went from 16,349 to 15,599 (−4.6%). 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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