Medical Officer salary by state and agency

How median pay for full-time federal employees in the Medical Officer series (series 0602) differs by where they work and who employs them. Nationally the median is $300,000. Full medical officer salary profile →

Highest state median

$332,466

Mississippi

Lowest state median

$250,000

Maryland

Agency spread

$117,800

highest vs. lowest agency median

National median

$300,000

23,383 full-time employees

State differences come largely from locality pay, which raises federal salaries in high-cost labor markets, and from differences in the grade mix of the jobs located there. Agency differences often reflect different pay plans and grade structures. Only states and agencies with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay are listed.

By state, highest to lowest median

Medical Officer median pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Mississippi	177	$332,466	$295,991–$370,000
Oregon	392	$332,072	$296,046–$373,750
Utah	354	$330,847	$293,231–$369,661
Wyoming	72	$322,242	$285,337–$356,892
South Dakota	128	$322,156	$290,646–$345,951
Arkansas	328	$321,068	$294,047–$367,890
California	3,289	$319,727	$290,044–$370,674
Minnesota	415	$318,375	$283,375–$360,580
North Dakota	71	$317,288	$282,917–$350,000
Missouri	662	$315,000	$284,858–$382,075
Maine	113	$313,551	$274,384–$366,187
Louisiana	452	$312,762	$273,561–$363,313
West Virginia	306	$312,286	$283,606–$355,798
Arizona	854	$311,881	$284,740–$356,206
Oklahoma	452	$311,153	$277,635–$350,697
Montana	97	$310,882	$280,460–$345,028
Vermont	142	$310,448	$280,000–$368,939
District of Columbia	380	$309,313	$269,300–$365,776
Colorado	520	$307,865	$282,240–$365,963
Nevada	423	$307,375	$276,591–$357,474
Ohio	1,035	$306,902	$275,792–$364,076
Kansas	178	$305,865	$280,000–$346,231
Virginia	807	$305,785	$282,091–$355,032
Florida	2,704	$305,374	$274,417–$347,882
Illinois	1,051	$305,205	$279,144–$345,621
Kentucky	364	$303,070	$266,334–$338,839
Iowa	341	$302,882	$263,184–$343,544
South Carolina	510	$302,672	$274,966–$363,742
North Carolina	1,143	$302,000	$274,716–$350,482
Washington	574	$301,932	$276,442–$337,555
Wisconsin	717	$301,547	$272,840–$341,951
Nebraska	188	$300,244	$262,884–$339,449
Idaho	151	$300,172	$275,061–$334,764
Pennsylvania	1,162	$299,178	$265,114–$345,281
New Hampshire	83	$298,559	$265,500–$363,771
Georgia	908	$298,158	$260,494–$339,254
Tennessee	946	$297,702	$267,410–$356,997
New Mexico	414	$296,239	$271,282–$347,717
Connecticut	383	$293,325	$261,102–$333,706
Texas	2,050	$293,005	$267,200–$349,244
Indiana	399	$292,728	$261,404–$336,300
New Jersey	282	$292,721	$269,690–$318,189
Alabama	434	$292,272	$269,806–$325,316
New York	1,268	$289,662	$256,347–$328,661
Massachusetts	591	$289,091	$260,447–$345,000
Delaware	106	$287,919	$264,932–$332,864
Rhode Island	169	$286,000	$255,000–$350,000
Michigan	805	$281,456	$261,298–$322,530
Hawaii	172	$279,806	$253,931–$325,834
Maryland	2,881	$250,000	$205,089–$291,464

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

By agency, highest to lowest median

Medical Officer median pay by agency
Agency	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Department of Justice	188	$315,000	$295,000–$325,000
Department of Veterans Affairs	28,745	$305,076	$275,388–$354,146
Department of Health and Human Services	3,925	$251,516	$209,100–$289,257
Department of Transportation	73	$228,000	$228,000–$228,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	37	$197,200	$197,200–$197,200

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