Secretary

Series 0318 · General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group

Total Employees

6.1K

Average Salary

$66,079

Top Agency

Department of Justice

1K employees

Top State

Texas

232 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Texas

232

Washington, D.C.

218

California

208

Maryland

184

Florida

182

Pennsylvania

171

Arizona

116

Georgia

109

Illinois

105

New York

97

Salary by Pay Plan & Grade

Federal employees are paid under various pay plans. GS (General Schedule) is the most common, covering most white-collar positions. Other plans include VA medical, Senior Executive Service, DoD acquisition, and agency-specific scales.

Grade & Pay PlanEmployeesAvg Salary
GS-06General Schedule, Grade 06
1.3K$55,982
GS-07General Schedule, Grade 07
1K$63,833
GS-08General Schedule, Grade 08
740$69,300
GS-05General Schedule, Grade 05
719$50,115
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
585$79,059
GL-06General Schedule (Law Enforcement), Grade 06
528$62,355
GS-10General Schedule, Grade 10
175$90,989
GL-07General Schedule (Law Enforcement), Grade 07
107$67,719
GL-08General Schedule (Law Enforcement), Grade 08
103$74,178
NK-02DoD Acquisition (Administrative), Grade 02
98N/A
NK-03DoD Acquisition (Administrative), Grade 03
79N/A
NG-03DoD Intelligence, Grade 03
63N/A
NG-02DoD Intelligence, Grade 02
51N/A
NC-02DoD Cyber, Grade 02
44N/A
NG-04DoD Intelligence, Grade 04
41N/A
GG-07General Schedule (Defense), Grade 07
40$64,306
GG-08General Schedule (Defense), Grade 08
37$73,316
31$59,907
GG-06General Schedule (Defense), Grade 06
30$58,941
GL-05General Schedule (Law Enforcement), Grade 05
29$55,282