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Communications Clerk - Federal Salaries of 2021

Pay Rates for "Communications Clerk"

How much does a Communications Clerk in the federal government get paid? $51,410.67* *Based on the 2021 average.
3 EMPLOYEES
$154,232 TOTAL SALARY
GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Communications Clerk was the 533rd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2021, with 3 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2021, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology hired the most employees titled Communications Clerical, with an average salary of $52,355.

Government Communications Clerical jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Communications Clerical job is GS-1, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-9. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.

Job Description

This occupation includes all classes of positions the duties of which are to supervise or perform communications clerical work required in support of communications operations or in the maintenance of communications records when the work requires knowledge of and ability to apply communications instructions, rules, regulations, and procedures, but does not require knowledge of the concepts, methodology, and techniques of communications or of technical communications principles. Included in this occupation is such clerical work as: keeping memorandum records of communication operations and services, clerical processing and maintaining records of frequency allocations, clerical processing and maintaining records of call sign allocations, maintaining records of common communication rates and tariffs, maintaining records of circuit usage and equipment, and the compilation of summaries and reports and other clerical work incident to the support of communication operations or the maintenance of communication records.

Agencies that have hired a Communications Clerk

Communications Clerk Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Communications Clerk is $51,410.67. The highest paid Communications Clerk made $56,030 in 2021.

Common Communications Clerk Payscales

Payscale Number of Communications Clerical Employees
GS - General Schedule 2
ZS - Administrative Support 1

Starting Paygrade: $20,999.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-1, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade: $63,734.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-9, Step 10
Category: Clerical and Administrative Support
Occupation Family: 0300 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL, AND OFFICE SERVICES GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-1 Paygrade

GS-1 is the starting paygrade for Communications Clerical jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-1 paygrade.

Occupation Occupation Category Starting Paygrade Maximum Paygrade
Medical Records TechnicianClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Correspondence ClerkClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Computer OperationClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Mathematics TechnicianTechnical and Medical SupportGS-1GS-9
Forestry TechnicianTechnical and Medical SupportGS-1GS-9

Average Communications Clerical Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Communications Clerk was $35,941. Since then, the average pay has increased to $51,411 in 2021.


Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0394.

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