Technical Writing and Editing

Series 1083 · Information and Arts Group

Total Employees

894

Average Salary

$125,828

Top Agency

Department of the Army

355 employees

Top State

Washington, D.C.

93 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Washington, D.C.

93

Maryland

44

Georgia

21

Virginia

19

Washington

17

Texas

13

Colorado

11

California

11

North Carolina

9

New Jersey

8

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
254$113,298
GS-13General Schedule, Grade 13
135$135,859
GS-11General Schedule, Grade 11
124$90,619
NH-03DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 03
88N/A
NH-02DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 02
40N/A
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
35$74,478
GS-14General Schedule, Grade 14
32$163,837
NT-04DoD Technology, Grade 04
29N/A
FV-HFAA Core Compensation, Grade H
19$109,158
GG-12General Schedule (Defense), Grade 12
14N/A
GG-13General Schedule (Defense), Grade 13
14$181,023
FV-IFAA Core Compensation, Grade I
12$134,938
DE-02Defense Expeditionary, Grade 02
9N/A
ZA-03NIST (Professional), Grade 03
7$121,349
DA-04Defense Civilian Intelligence, Grade 04
7N/A
FG-13Federal Wage System (Supervisory), Grade 13
6$136,533
NT-05DoD Technology, Grade 05
6N/A
GS-15General Schedule, Grade 15
5$187,580
GG-11General Schedule (Defense), Grade 11
5N/A
NH-04DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 04
5N/A