Contractor - Federal Salaries of 2013

Pay Rates for "Contractor"

How much does a Contractor in the federal government get paid? $92,541.27* *Based on the 2013 average.

12,987 EMPLOYEES

$1.2B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Contractor was the 23rd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2013, with 12,987 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2013, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Contracting, with an average salary of $71,813.

Government Contracting jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. 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 positions that manage, supervise, perform, or develop policies and procedures for professional work involving the procurement of supplies, services, construction, or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and close out of contracts. The work requires knowledge of the legislation, regulations, and methods used in contracting; and knowledge of business and industry practices, sources of supply, cost factors, and requirements characteristics.

Agencies that have hired a Contractor

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Veterans Health Administration	2,054	$71,813.25
Federal Acquisition Service	853	$94,231.28
Public Buildings Service	629	$89,853.96
Department of Energy	585	$103,097.23
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	469	$92,771.70
National Institutes of Health	438	$98,053.44
U.S. Coast Guard	353	$90,741.77
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	317	$75,031.68
U.S. Agency for International Development	306	$97,620.10
Environmental Protection Agency	288	$102,394.36
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	288	$108,032.52
Internal Revenue Service	283	$111,097.48
Forest Service	276	$82,586.91
Federal Aviation Administration	271	$95,323.08
National Park Service	244	$80,576.29
Department of State	213	$103,852.66
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	174	$92,165.60
Goddard Space Flight Center	171	$103,223.54
Federal Emergency Management Agency	165	$98,785.36
Customs and Border Protection	161	$105,993.83
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	158	$96,048.46
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	144	$106,231.64
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	129	$106,625.24
Bureau of Reclamation	121	$75,737.00
Transportation Security Administration	115	$103,381.09
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	114	$84,526.46
Food and Drug Administration	104	$95,671.47
Indian Health Service	104	$79,958.64
Natural Resources Conservation Service	97	$71,926.85
Bureau of Land Management	94	$72,969.17
Program Support Center	90	$93,562.91
John F. Kennedy Space Center	89	$94,902.73
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	88	$80,536.70
Social Security Administration	87	$101,399.55
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer	85	$106,192.49
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	85	$96,415.96
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	85	$94,423.26
Federal Bureau of Investigation	78	$107,577.27
Geological Survey	75	$85,249.92
Small Business Administration	74	$103,000.58
Bureau of the Public Debt	71	$67,969.82
Headquarters, Nasa	70	$120,018.56
National Protection and Programs Directorate	69	$99,466.71
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	68	$108,915.43
Citizenship and Immigration Services	58	$83,369.07
Federal Highway Administration	53	$93,706.17
Veterans Benefits Administration	52	$78,904.12
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	52	$101,534.98
Indian Affairs	51	$83,836.59
National Institute of Standards and Technology	51	$100,579.86
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	51	$103,292.71
Federal Student Aid	51	$109,771.04
Ames Research Center	50	$107,762.88
Langley Research Center	48	$103,477.48
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	48	$109,466.71
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	47	$103,848.53
Agricultural Research Service	46	$88,055.78
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	43	$91,063.35
Offices, Boards and Divisions	42	$122,767.93
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	41	$91,109.49
Rural Housing Service	38	$83,481.11
Farm Service Agency	38	$81,179.03
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	37	$154,828.38
Departmental Administration	36	$109,336.69
U.S. Mint	35	$92,768.14
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	35	$89,500.51
Securities and Exchange Commission	34	$132,383.76
Office of Personnel Management	33	$98,671.94
Bureau of the Census	32	$90,585.28
Health Resources and Services Administration	32	$104,792.25
Employment and Training Administration	31	$110,474.61
Office of Governmentwide Policy	29	$135,446.41
U.S. Marshals Service	29	$108,003.00
Office of Administrative Services	28	$112,802.89
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	27	$76,709.52
Office of the Secretary, Research and Technology	26	$96,634.38
Maritime Administration	26	$101,917.77
Drug Enforcement Administration	25	$103,952.32
National Cemetery Administration	25	$93,943.48
John C. Stennis Space Center	25	$97,840.16
Patent and Trademark Office	25	$111,994.64
National Science Foundation	24	$121,429.33
Broadcasting Board of Governors	22	$99,727.64
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	22	$102,783.50
Office of Comptroller of Currency	20	$117,986.80
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	19	$112,113.74
Dryden Flight Research Center	19	$104,174.95
Government Printing Office	18	$99,594.33
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	18	$113,191.50
U.S. Secret Service	18	$107,039.94
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	18	$91,189.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	18	$116,223.28
Agricultural Marketing Service	17	$82,466.59
National Archives and Records Administration	16	$102,932.25
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	16	$93,841.25
Office of Secretary of Transportation	15	$119,440.07
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	15	$98,983.67
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	15	$93,186.00
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	15	$107,727.27
Food and Nutrition Service	14	$93,788.07
Millennium Challenge Corporation	14	$134,089.93
Bureau of Labor Statistics	13	$93,915.08
Food Safety and Inspection Service	13	$105,450.08
Federal Railroad Administration	13	$98,946.00
Federal Transit Administration	13	$93,635.15
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	12	$98,313.08
Mine Safety and Health Administration	12	$88,764.33
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	12	$102,023.50
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	11	$0.00
Office of Justice Programs	11	$101,814.27
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	10	$90,089.00
Corporation for National and Community Service	10	$88,641.70
Peace Corps	10	$84,447.10
Federal Housing Finance Agency	9	$163,297.11
Consumer Product Safety Commission	8	$117,001.50
Office of Administration	8	$126,445.75
Federal Communications Commission	8	$113,259.38
Financial Management Service	8	$126,715.63
National Labor Relations Board	7	$107,697.14
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	7	$120,430.71
Office of Management and Budget	7	$122,475.71
Office of the Director	7	$104,347.71
Federal Trade Commission	6	$109,508.17
Office of the Human Resources Management	6	$45,349.33
Railroad Retirement Board	6	$94,069.33
National Gallery of Art	6	$123,746.33
National Transportation Safety Board	6	$99,039.67
U.S. International Trade Commission	6	$97,468.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	6	$83,681.67
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	6	$114,428.33
Export-Import Bank of the United States	6	$126,047.67
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	6	$123,774.83
Departmental Offices	5	$107,756.20
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	5	$93,354.60
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	5	$159,956.00
Pretrial Services Agency	4	$94,376.75
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	4	$85,417.75
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	4	$99,442.50
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	4	$90,160.50
U.S. Trustee Program	3	$121,864.67
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	3	$101,737.33
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	3	$113,558.67
Presidio Trust	3	$96,296.67
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	3	$72,464.67
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	3	$120,589.67
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	3	$108,382.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	2	$111,192.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	2	$94,968.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	2	$131,105.50
Federal Election Commission	2	$78,073.50
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	2	$113,304.50
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	2	$100,561.50
National Credit Union Administration	2	$95,760.00
Executive Office for Immigration Review	2	$97,936.00
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	2	$106,839.00
Office of the Deputy Secretary of Education	2	$128,579.50
Trade and Development Agency	2	$90,041.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	2	$102,551.50
National Endowment for the Arts	2	$102,046.50
Institute of Museum and Library Services	2	$93,785.00
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	2	$126,416.50
Office of Small Business Utilization	2	$107,822.00
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	1	$89,033.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	1	$84,863.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	1	$100,904.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	1	$94,969.00
Wage and Hour Division	1	$89,033.00
National Assessment Governing Board	1	$89,033.00
Farm Credit Administration	1	$93,874.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	1	$126,251.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	1	$115,731.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	1	$129,758.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	1	$136,771.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	1	$103,872.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	1	$98,187.00
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission	1	$109,700.00
Foreign Agricultural Service	1	$109,807.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	1	$126,251.00
Federal Maritime Commission	1	$105,211.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	1	$70,794.00
Selective Service System	1	$97,333.00

Contractor Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Contractor is $92,541.27. The highest paid Contractor made $219,330 in 2013.

Common Contractor Payscales

Payscale	Number of Contracting Employees
GS - General Schedule	11,752
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	271
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	126
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	118
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	114
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin	111
ES - Senior Executive Service	74
ZA - Administrative	66
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	52
FO - Foreign Service Officers	44
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	39
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	34
CG - Corporate Graded	33
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	21
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	20
PG - Printing Office Grades	18
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation	14
AP - Admin, Profess, & Scientific Career Path	13
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	12
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	11
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	9
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	9
SL - Senior Level Positions	5
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	5
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	4
EJ - Dept Of Energy Org Act Excepted Service	3
CU - Credit Union Employees	2
CE - Contract Education--year Long	2
FE - Senior Foreign Service	1
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	1
SW - Transportation Security Admin Executives	1
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	1
PD - Treasury Demonstration Project Positions	1

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Occupation Family:	1100 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GROUP

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Average Contracting Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Contractor was $75,790. Since then, the average pay has increased to $109,962 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 1102.