Federal Salary Analysis
Pay distribution, highest-paid agencies, occupations, and grade levels.
Salary Distribution
Highest Paid Agencies
Commodity Futures Trading Commission521 emp
$245,155Securities and Exchange Commission4K emp
$235,928Federal Housing Finance Agency574 emp
$208,687Federal Reserve System1.2K emp
$198,114Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation5.5K emp
$181,640Millennium Challenge Corporation235 emp
$181,314Federal Trade Commission972 emp
$174,403Surface Transportation Board104 emp
$170,758Federal Communications Commission1.2K emp
$170,522Office of the U.S. Trade Representative214 emp
$170,112Office of Management and Budget512 emp
$167,688Merit Systems Protection Board160 emp
$166,440National Science Foundation1.2K emp
$165,257National Transportation Safety Board303 emp
$162,510Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board237 emp
$160,810Highest Paid Occupations
Medical Officer33.8K emp
$296,932Securities Compliance Examining384 emp
$239,459Dental Officer2K emp
$226,072General Mathematics and Statistics55 emp
$210,220Administrative Law Judge1.2K emp
$206,455Podiatrist886 emp
$206,009Patent Attorney319 emp
$199,941Patent Administration321 emp
$197,945Technical Systems Program Manager726 emp
$188,810Pharmacology599 emp
$182,277Program Management8.5K emp
$178,312Mathematics113 emp
$175,554General Attorney26.1K emp
$175,397Astronomy and Space Science364 emp
$175,175Physics634 emp
$171,725Average Salary by GS Grade
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