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Series 1035 · Information and Arts Group

Total Employees

6K

Average Salary

$127,464

Top Agency

Department of the Army

1.1K employees

Top State

Washington, D.C.

835 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Washington, D.C.

835

Maryland

225

California

207

Georgia

165

Texas

165

Virginia

165

Florida

110

Colorado

103

New York

94

Pennsylvania

86

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-13General Schedule, Grade 13
1.4K$133,371
GS-12General Schedule, Grade 12
1.3K$107,673
GS-11General Schedule, Grade 11
1K$85,268
GS-14General Schedule, Grade 14
781$162,124
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
368$70,154
GS-15General Schedule, Grade 15
243$186,642
NH-03DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 03
122N/A
NH-04DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 04
50N/A
IC-12Intelligence Community, Grade 12
45$103,211
NH-02DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 02
43N/A
IM-01Intelligence (Manager), Grade 01
43$84,260
GS-07General Schedule, Grade 07
37$59,450
IC-13Intelligence Community, Grade 13
35$126,033
IT-04Intelligence (Technical), Grade 04
26$139,215
ZA-04NIST (Professional), Grade 04
26$166,068
IC-11Intelligence Community, Grade 11
23$81,986
GG-13General Schedule (Defense), Grade 13
22$134,648
DE-03Defense Expeditionary, Grade 03
21N/A
GG-14General Schedule (Defense), Grade 14
20$163,576
NT-04DoD Technology, Grade 04
18N/A