- Federal Salaries of 2021

Pay Rates for ""

How much does a in the federal government get paid? $37,428.10* *Based on the 2021 average.

1,261 EMPLOYEES

$40.27M TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

was the 147th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2021, with 1,261 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2021, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Administration And Office Support Student Trainee, with an average salary of $33,764.

Agencies that have hired a

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Veterans Health Administration	113	$33,763.96
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	107	$35,359.60
U.S. Secret Service	100	$36,870.92
National Institutes of Health	98	$37,550.77
Internal Revenue Service	76	$24,183.88
Offices, Boards and Divisions	51	$37,302.00
Geological Survey	44	$34,620.34
Department of State	37	$45,377.47
Health Resources and Services Administration	35	$38,014.29
National Science Foundation	31	$50,435.52
Environmental Protection Agency	30	$40,108.07
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	30	$41,634.33
Food and Drug Administration	25	$36,160.04
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	25	$39,595.56
National Park Service	24	$34,674.58
Customs and Border Protection	23	$36,141.45
Citizenship and Immigration Services	19	$46,766.16
Indian Affairs	17	$31,511.41
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	16	$39,707.13
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	15	$36,271.13
Bureau of Reclamation	14	$30,363.64
Forest Service	14	$33,077.71
Social Security Administration	13	$34,514.77
Agricultural Research Service	12	$32,572.67
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	12	$46,788.75
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	10	$39,684.00
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	10	$34,088.10
John F. Kennedy Space Center	9	$42,622.11
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	9	$34,269.56
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	8	$54,971.25
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	8	$37,050.00
Bureau of Land Management	7	$39,151.86
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	7	$32,455.14
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	7	$0.00
Securities and Exchange Commission	7	$53,319.86
Federal Aviation Administration	7	$46,119.43
Office of Management and Budget	6	$51,888.50
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	6	$34,639.00
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	6	$34,538.83
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	6	$43,580.33
Board of Veterans Appeals	6	$36,455.00
Indian Health Service	5	$33,197.80
National Protection and Programs Directorate	5	$42,647.20
Department of Energy	5	$35,481.80
Immigration Office of Secretary of Education	5	$35,365.40
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	5	$38,211.40
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs	4	$44,874.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	4	$36,462.75
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	4	$51,900.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	4	$40,858.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	4	$40,974.75
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	4	$44,177.75
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	4	$37,670.75
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	4	$40,430.75
International Trade Administration	4	$45,282.75
National Institute of Standards and Technology	4	$33,227.75
Bureau of the Census	4	$31,597.00
Natural Resources Conservation Service	3	$32,038.00
Economic Research Service	3	$49,323.67
Food and Nutrition Service	3	$29,737.00
Farm Service Agency	3	$31,689.33
U.S. Agency for International Development	3	$37,074.67
Drug Enforcement Administration	3	$30,622.50
Office of Secretary of Transportation	3	$44,036.33
Maritime Administration	3	$60,618.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	3	$40,067.67
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	3	$35,548.33
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	3	$43,898.67
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	3	$41,129.67
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	2	$43,954.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	2	$38,665.00
Office of Field Policy and Management	2	$46,087.50
Office of Justice Programs	2	$37,902.00
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	2	$41,518.50
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture	2	$33,533.50
National Endowment for the Humanities	2	$25,754.00
Commission on Civil Rights	2	$39,684.00
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	2	$49,157.00
Transportation Security Administration	2	$38,868.00
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	2	$38,542.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	2	$42,873.50
Consumer Product Safety Commission	2	$33,533.50
Federal Transit Administration	2	$42,313.50
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	2	$44,677.50
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	1	$45,518.00
Goddard Space Flight Center	1	$63,133.00
Federal Railroad Administration	1	$35,470.00
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	1	$39,612.00
Women's Bureau	1	$42,319.00
Office for Civil Rights	1	$39,684.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	1	$39,934.00
Office of the Under Secretary (Department of Education)	1	$35,877.00
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	1	$35,470.00
Office of the Director	1	$36,907.00
Federal Trade Commission	1	$31,597.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	1	$43,081.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	1	$31,191.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	1	$48,445.00
Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control	1	$41,184.00
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	1	$35,470.00
	1	$33,963.00
Administration for Children and Families	1	$72,154.00
Federal Housing Finance Agency	1	$40,959.00
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	1	$49,157.00
Rural Housing Service	1	$35,979.00
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	1	$31,597.00
Food Safety and Inspection Service	1	$43,653.00
Departmental Administration	1	$39,684.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$35,470.00
National Credit Union Administration	1	$0.00

Pay Distribution

The average pay for a is $37,428.10. The highest paid made $93,013 in 2021.

Common Payscales

Payscale	Number of Administration And Office Support Student Trainee Employees
GS - General Schedule	1,205
CG - Corporate Graded	30
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay	7
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan	7
ZS - Administrative Support	4
ZA - Administrative	2
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only)	2
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives	2
CU - Credit Union Employees	1
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	1

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Average Administration And Office Support Student Trainee Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a was $26,169. Since then, the average pay has increased to $37,428 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0399.