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Federal Government Jobs Salary Rates, Excluding the Postal Service
Significant Points Content
- More than half of Federal workers held managerial or professional jobs, double the rate for the workforce as a whole.
- About 4 out of 5 Federal employees work outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
- Federal employment is projected to decline slightly due to budgetary constraints, the growing use of private contractors, and the transfer
of some functions to State and local governments.
| Table 1. Average annual salaries in the Federal Government in selected occupations, March 2001 |
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| Occupation |
Salary |
| All occupations |
$51,565 |
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| Patent administrator |
102,392 |
| Astronomer |
89,734 |
| Attorney |
86,673 |
| Financial manager |
79,840 |
| Computer scientist |
75,351 |
| Economist |
74,089 |
| Podiatrist |
73,172 |
| Chemist |
70,435 |
| Electrical engineer |
69,560 |
| Statistician |
68,901 |
| Architect |
68,872 |
| Microbiologist |
67,835 |
| Accountant |
64,767 |
| Personnel manager |
64,411 |
| Librarian |
63,651 |
| Chaplain |
63,366 |
| Ecologist |
61,936 |
| Intelligence agent |
61,424 |
| Budget Analyst |
56,706 |
| Physical therapist |
55,213 |
| Social worker |
54,129 |
| Botanist |
53,131 |
| Nurse |
51,019 |
| Engineering technician |
50,850 |
| Law clerk |
46,533 |
| Border Patrol agent |
43,917 |
| Fire protection and prevention worker |
33,915 |
| Secretary |
33,354 |
| Police officer |
32,934 |
| Medical technician |
30,183 |
| Dental assistant |
27,387 |
| Nursing assistant |
26,992 |
| Mail and file clerk |
26,038 |
| SOURCE: U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
| Table 2. Federal Government General Schedule pay rates, 2001 |
| GS level |
Entrance level |
Step increase |
Maximum level |
| 1 |
$14,244 |
$ varies |
$17,819 |
| 2 |
16,015 |
varies |
20,156 |
| 3 |
17,474 |
582 |
22,712 |
| 4 |
19,616 |
654 |
25,502 |
| 5 |
21,947 |
732 |
28,535 |
| 6 |
24,463 |
815 |
31,798 |
| 7 |
27,185 |
906 |
35,339 |
| 8 |
30,107 |
1,004 |
39,143 |
| 9 |
33,254 |
1,108 |
43,226 |
| 10 |
36,621 |
1,221 |
47,610 |
| 11 |
40,236 |
1,341 |
52,305 |
| 12 |
48,223 |
1,607 |
62,686 |
| 13 |
57,345 |
1,912 |
74,553 |
| 14 |
67,765 |
2,259 |
88,096 |
| 15 |
79,710 |
2,657 |
103,623 |
| SOURCE: U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Information obtained at BLS' Federal Government, Excluding the Postal Service
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