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Financial Administrator and Programmer - Federal Salaries of 2022

Pay Rates for "Financial Administrator and Programmer"

How much does a Financial Administrator and Programmer in the federal government get paid? $102,286.73* *Based on the 2022 average.
13,477 EMPLOYEES
$1.33B TOTAL SALARY
GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Financial Administrator and Programmer was the 27th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2022, with 13,477 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2022, the Internal Revenue Service hired the most employees titled Financial Administration And Program, with an average salary of $95,078.

Government Financial Administration And Program jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Financial Administration And Program job is GS-4, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-15. 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

Administrative and Management positions have a wide range of responsibilities. Management does not refer specifically to supervisors who directly manage organizations or teams. Rather jobs in this category deal with managing systems or processes such as finances, security systems, training programs, or marketing. For employees in this job category, promotions are typically given 2 grade increments at a time until GS-12 is reached.

Agencies that have hired a Financial Administrator and Programmer

Agency Employees Hired Average Salary
Internal Revenue Service 4,265 $95,078.05
Veterans Health Administration 733 $80,554.58
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance 533 $75,388.93
Bureau of the Fiscal Service 499 $95,917.35
Federal Emergency Management Agency 412 $98,210.61
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System 321 $88,394.81
Veterans Benefits Administration 309 $77,105.56
Federal Bureau of Investigation 283 $124,359.24
Department of State 235 $116,219.54
Office of the Secretary of the Interior 232 $107,667.60
Federal Aviation Administration 215 $103,594.33
Forest Service 205 $82,017.21
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration) 200 $120,834.01
Goddard Space Flight Center 198 $118,860.43
Transportation Security Administration 187 $109,055.75
Social Security Administration 177 $121,706.23
Federal Highway Administration 155 $102,399.79
Environmental Protection Agency 142 $109,299.35
Department of Energy 138 $120,544.88
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 137 $126,870.31
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 128 $181,674.25
Customs and Border Protection 127 $147,861.33
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 125 $113,900.81
Drug Enforcement Administration 114 $117,912.51
U.S. Coast Guard 107 $102,402.75
Fpac Business Center 107 $103,465.93
Offices, Boards and Divisions 103 $131,810.29
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture) 100 $95,106.84
National Institutes of Health 91 $119,926.86
National Park Service 83 $94,552.25
Geological Survey 76 $108,136.24
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 73 $112,602.53
U.S. Marshals Service 72 $89,455.99
U.S. Secret Service 71 $111,024.16
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 66 $111,626.77
Immigration and Customs Enforcement 63 $134,701.72
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 63 $95,152.62
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 60 $114,379.38
Food and Drug Administration 56 $118,776.77
U.S. Agency for International Development 54 $120,453.28
Office of Secretary of Transportation 53 $138,461.15
Office Secretary Health and Human Services 51 $137,928.80
Bureau of Land Management 50 $79,804.32
Government Printing Office 49 $113,563.20
Natural Resources Conservation Service 49 $98,400.84
Office of Personnel Management 49 $116,926.88
Rural Housing Service 48 $83,622.21
Food Safety and Inspection Service 47 $91,256.36
Indian Health Service 46 $102,686.72
Administration for Children and Families 46 $113,133.22
Citizenship and Immigration Services 46 $116,328.89
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 46 $88,555.59
Small Business Administration 45 $131,581.07
Bureau of Reclamation 44 $89,040.86
40 $80,576.98
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters 39 $134,588.54
Departmental Offices 39 $149,137.64
U.S. Trustee Program 37 $146,428.35
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor) 36 $106,202.39
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 35 $129,838.17
Securities and Exchange Commission 35 $170,561.31
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 34 $143,728.00
Bureau of the Census 33 $115,609.24
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust) 32 $115,915.41
Health Resources and Services Administration 31 $142,220.71
Patent and Trademark Office 31 $138,064.77
National Institute of Standards and Technology 31 $79,285.35
Peace Corps 31 $105,296.29
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 30 $103,402.23
National Credit Union Administration 29 $23,750.00
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management 29 $108,616.03
National Science Foundation 27 $154,697.56
Indian Affairs 23 $85,185.61
Corporation for National and Community Service 22 $104,285.23
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs 21 $118,408.90
Office of Comptroller of Currency 21 $145,093.71
Science and Technology Directorate 21 $111,219.10
Agricultural Research Service 21 $118,157.05
Federal Communications Commission 19 $144,650.79
Agricultural Marketing Service 18 $108,533.22
Federal Acquisition Service 18 $92,757.17
Langley Research Center 18 $135,569.22
Federal Housing Finance Agency 18 $166,532.83
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 17 $150,929.47
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives 17 $110,342.50
Office of Administration 16 $116,423.25
Program Support Center 16 $143,856.94
Railroad Retirement Board 16 $132,793.06
Maritime Administration 16 $116,892.81
Broadcasting Board of Governors 15 $113,488.07
Dryden Flight Research Center 15 $111,307.60
Office of Management and Budget 15 $153,158.60
National Institute of Food & Agriculture 14 $93,021.29
Food and Nutrition Service 14 $142,238.07
Ames Research Center 14 $125,907.57
National Protection and Programs Directorate 14 $118,046.93
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 14 $119,441.93
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 14 $134,005.64
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management 14 $117,671.07
13 $96,625.46
Headquarters, Nasa 13 $148,841.46
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys 11 $137,729.50
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 11 $122,968.91
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 11 $134,544.91
Millennium Challenge Corporation 11 $181,749.36
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 10 $120,495.10
Federal Student Aid 10 $164,352.80
Department of Veterans Affairs 10 $152,974.90
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 10 $113,936.20
Executive Office for Immigration Review 9 $104,899.11
Office of the Director 9 $116,839.89
U.S. Mint 9 $142,729.89
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement 8 $96,762.25
Export-Import Bank of the United States 8 $138,446.75
Federal Transit Administration 8 $121,287.50
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce) 7 $146,126.71
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest 7 $81,619.57
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center 7 $108,263.29
Federal Railroad Administration 7 $136,121.43
Employment and Training Administration 6 $146,702.67
National Endowment for the Humanities 6 $91,388.00
Bureau of Economic Analysis 6 $154,942.17
National Gallery of Art 6 $164,544.50
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 6 $127,889.00
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 6 $117,501.83
Federal Election Commission 5 $115,693.40
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice) 5 $124,674.60
Bureau of Labor Statistics 5 $108,616.40
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service 5 $147,271.60
National Cemetery Administration 5 $120,240.00
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 5 $153,031.20
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 5 $139,705.80
Trade and Development Agency 4 $114,357.25
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 4 $114,286.25
Office of Administrative Services 4 $132,564.25
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior) 4 $130,231.75
John F. Kennedy Space Center 4 $119,704.75
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 4 $0.00
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 3 $145,516.33
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs) 3 $106,247.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Security & Law Enforcement 3 $108,841.33
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 3 $155,677.67
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior) 3 $136,666.33
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement 3 $126,516.33
Federal Maritime Commission 3 $115,615.33
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture) 3 $133,427.33
Office of Budget and Program Analysis 3 $193,237.67
Federal Labor Relations Authority 3 $147,129.67
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 3 $135,884.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3 $93,857.00
Farm Credit Administration 3 $97,948.67
Pretrial Services Agency 3 $119,391.33
Federal Trade Commission 3 $145,868.67
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 3 $133,863.33
National Archives and Records Administration 3 $104,052.67
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 3 $130,996.00
Administration for Community Living 3 $91,632.67
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services) 3 $188,753.33
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals 3 $135,726.33
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency) 3 $164,623.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 2 $146,373.50
American Battle Monuments Commission 2 $93,152.50
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture) 2 $112,738.50
Institute of Museum and Library Services 2 $137,165.00
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2 $223,770.50
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology 2 $152,243.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey 2 $117,458.00
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 2 $118,308.50
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 2 $170,201.00
National Mediation Board 2 $146,902.50
Armed Forces Retirement Home 2 $163,889.50
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2 $132,874.50
U.S. International Trade Commission 2 $87,439.00
Office of Justice Programs 2 $165,564.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor) 2 $135,625.50
Mine Safety and Health Administration 2 $101,298.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration 2 $170,201.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor) 2 $168,097.00
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2 $87,839.00
Denali Commission 2 $118,278.50
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board 2 $148,249.00
Presidio Trust 2 $176,516.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies 2 $152,318.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 1 $89,834.00
Office of Labor-Management Standards 1 $110,798.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service 1 $164,102.00
Wage and Hour Division 1 $173,232.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 1 $176,300.00
Public Buildings Service 1 $143,064.00
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office 1 $61,947.00
Government National Mortgage Association 1 $158,383.00
International-American Foundation 1 $77,447.00
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 1 $110,384.00
National Council on Disability 1 $138,856.00
National Labor Relations Board 1 $163,333.00
Foreign Agricultural Service 1 $173,232.00
Departmental Administration 1 $140,618.00
African Development Foundation 1 $97,829.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board 1 $164,102.00
Economic Development Administration 1 $168,825.00
International Trade Administration 1 $176,300.00
Minority Business Development Agency 1 $176,300.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce) 1 $176,300.00
Office of the Committee for Purchase from People Blind 1 $173,232.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security) 1 $121,065.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 1 $170,532.00
John C. Stennis Space Center 1 $100,664.00
National Capital Planning Commission 1 $92,829.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission 1 $176,300.00
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1 $80,532.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1 $81,732.00
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1 $173,232.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program 1 $176,300.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration 1 $176,300.00
Office of Science and Technology Policy 1 $128,187.00
1 $164,102.00
Electronic Health Record Modernization 1 $163,333.00
Office of Enterprise Operations 1 $128,187.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics 1 $151,479.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology 1 $117,505.00

Financial Administrator and Programmer Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Financial Administrator and Programmer is $102,286.73. The highest paid Financial Administrator and Programmer made $291,773 in 2022.

Common Financial Administrator and Programmer Payscales

Payscale Number of Financial Administration And Program Employees
GS - General Schedule 11,353
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only 551
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions 243
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan 203
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives 184
ZA - Administrative 160
GL - Gs Employees In Grades 3 Through 10 Paid A Law Enforcement Officer Special Base Rate 137
CG - Corporate Graded 96
ES - Senior Executive Service 65
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only) 60
IM - Employees Holding Incident Management Positions And Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) 57
PG - Printing Office Grades 49
FP - Foreign Service Personnel 45
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule 40
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay 35
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only 27
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only 21
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section 20
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 19
CU - Credit Union Employees 16
SL - Senior Level Positions 14
SS - Senior Staff Positions 13
IT - Employees Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) Of The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief 12
FG - Similar To The General Schedule 12
MC - Employees Of The Millennium Challenge Corporation Appointed Under Public Law 108-199 Only. 11
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified 8
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path 7
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only 5
SW - Transportation Security Administration Executives 3
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial 3
LL - Executives At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 2
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82 2
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs 2
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109) 1
EN - National Nuclear Security Administration Excepted Service Only 1

Starting Paygrade: $28,921.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-4, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade: $152,771.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-15, Step 10
Category: Administrative and Management
Occupation Family: 0500 ACCOUNTING AND BUDGET GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-4 Paygrade

GS-4 is the starting paygrade for Financial Administration and Program jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-4 paygrade.

Occupation Occupation Category Starting Paygrade Maximum Paygrade
Budget Clerical and AssistanceClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Highway SafetyAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15
Equal Employment OpportunityAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15
Property DisposalAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15
Recreation SpecialistAdministrative and ManagementGS-4GS-15

Average Financial Administration And Program Pay Trend from 2004 to 2022

In 2004, the average pay for a Financial Administrator and Programmer was $69,465. Since then, the average pay has increased to $102,287 in 2022.


Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0501.

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