Civilian Pay

Series 0544 · Accounting and Budget Group

Total Employees

982

Average Salary

$55,900

Top Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

506 employees

Top State

Colorado

59 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Colorado

59

Florida

56

Texas

38

California

36

New York

33

Illinois

33

Pennsylvania

31

Georgia

19

Missouri

18

Tennessee

18

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
310$58,021
GS-05General Schedule, Grade 05
271$50,610
GS-07General Schedule, Grade 07
192$59,491
GS-08General Schedule, Grade 08
98$69,366
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
43$77,856
GL-05General Schedule (Law Enforcement), Grade 05
34$57,411
GS-04General Schedule, Grade 04
21$43,692
ZS-04NIST (Support), Grade 04
3$68,280
NK-02DoD Acquisition (Administrative), Grade 02
3N/A
GG-09General Schedule (Defense), Grade 09
2N/A
DU-03Defense Intelligence (Ungraded), Grade 03
2N/A
DU-04Defense Intelligence (Ungraded), Grade 04
1N/A
GS-12General Schedule, Grade 12
1$108,084
DK-03Defense Clandestine, Grade 03
1N/A