Quality Assurance

Series 1910 · Quality Assurance, Inspection, and Grading Group

Total Employees

9K

Average Salary

$119,311

Top Agency

Department of Defense

3.8K employees

Top State

Maryland

70 employees

Top Agencies

Age Distribution

Education Breakdown

Top States

Maryland

70

Texas

54

Washington, D.C.

47

Missouri

39

California

33

Florida

31

Georgia

24

Virginia

22

Colorado

20

New Mexico

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-11General Schedule, Grade 11
3.6K$89,830
GS-12General Schedule, Grade 12
2.3K$110,818
NH-03DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 03
711N/A
GS-09General Schedule, Grade 09
594$74,194
GS-13General Schedule, Grade 13
500$134,923
NH-02DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 02
456N/A
DE-03Defense Expeditionary, Grade 03
187N/A
GS-14General Schedule, Grade 14
128$160,329
NH-04DoD Acquisition (Professional), Grade 04
126N/A
GS-07General Schedule, Grade 07
91$57,562
NT-04DoD Technology, Grade 04
38N/A
NO-04DoD Operational, Grade 04
23N/A
GS-10General Schedule, Grade 10
22N/A
NT-05DoD Technology, Grade 05
21N/A
FV-IFAA Core Compensation, Grade I
18$131,251
IC-12Intelligence Community, Grade 12
15$110,160
DE-04Defense Expeditionary, Grade 04
14N/A
DE-02Defense Expeditionary, Grade 02
13N/A
GS-15General Schedule, Grade 15
11$182,429
NO-05DoD Operational, Grade 05
9N/A