General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences

Series 0401 · Biological Sciences Group

Total Employees

24.6K

Average Salary

$122,177

Top Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

4.9K employees

Top State

Maryland

4.2K employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Maryland

4.2K

California

1.1K

Georgia

881

Washington, D.C.

868

Colorado

615

North Carolina

574

Oregon

529

Washington

478

Florida

470

Texas

434

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-12General Schedule, Grade 12
6.8K$108,424
GS-13General Schedule, Grade 13
4.4K$132,300
GS-11General Schedule, Grade 11
3.7K$88,561
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
2K$68,787
GS-14General Schedule, Grade 14
1.7K$159,953
RG-00Research Grade
1.6K$138,727
GS-15General Schedule, Grade 15
804$184,094
ZP-03NIST (Scientific), Grade 03
380$109,975
RF-00Research Foundation
315$225,092
GS-07General Schedule, Grade 07
305$54,400
ZP-04NIST (Scientific), Grade 04
246$157,262
GW-11General Schedule (Workers), Grade 11
189$95,176
GW-12General Schedule (Workers), Grade 12
152$110,882
NH-03DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 03
147N/A
AD-D2Administratively Determined, Grade D2
126$169,984
AD-C2Administratively Determined, Grade C2
111$143,609
DB-04Defense Band, Grade 04
100N/A
GW-13General Schedule (Workers), Grade 13
96$131,125
ND-04DoD Science & Technology, Grade 04
93N/A
AD-D3Administratively Determined, Grade D3
74$188,686