Financial Administrator and Programmer - Federal Salaries of 2013

Pay Rates for "Financial Administrator and Programmer"

How much does a Financial Administrator and Programmer in the federal government get paid? $85,476.44* *Based on the 2013 average.

12,496 EMPLOYEES

$1.06B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Financial Administrator and Programmer was the 24th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2013, with 12,496 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2013, the Internal Revenue Service hired the most employees titled Financial Administration And Program, with an average salary of $78,261.

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	5,063	$78,261.14
Veterans Health Administration	587	$68,707.82
Federal Bureau of Investigation	300	$72,670.50
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	298	$79,645.48
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	252	$91,370.34
Department of State	251	$95,765.36
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	239	$141,809.40
Social Security Administration	204	$95,071.36
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	199	$84,093.49
Transportation Security Administration	197	$87,108.95
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	182	$71,861.95
Federal Emergency Management Agency	176	$82,586.98
Financial Management Service	169	$93,244.72
Federal Aviation Administration	160	$95,228.83
Federal Highway Administration	155	$85,744.90
Goddard Space Flight Center	140	$90,095.26
Forest Service	138	$65,516.19
Administration for Children and Families	131	$90,956.92
Environmental Protection Agency	129	$94,159.83
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	126	$99,564.08
Department of Energy	112	$96,540.37
Bureau of the Public Debt	98	$70,756.91
Offices, Boards and Divisions	96	$101,035.92
Geological Survey	88	$83,928.61
U.S. Agency for International Development	88	$96,068.27
Drug Enforcement Administration	87	$83,233.98
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	79	$87,693.51
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	69	$93,965.38
U.S. Coast Guard	67	$88,978.24
U.S. Trustee Program	65	$121,329.29
Veterans Benefits Administration	65	$75,529.25
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	63	$82,075.59
Food and Drug Administration	63	$82,043.22
Small Business Administration	62	$104,633.18
Indian Health Service	53	$79,227.66
Government Printing Office	52	$92,754.48
National Institutes of Health	52	$101,813.79
Departmental Offices	51	$121,358.80
Customs and Border Protection	51	$80,732.20
U.S. Secret Service	50	$89,521.50
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	49	$75,255.78
Food and Nutrition Service	47	$83,282.45
Federal Housing Finance Agency	47	$170,489.91
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	41	$79,700.34
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	39	$96,621.15
Office of Personnel Management	38	$81,974.37
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	38	$117,677.29
Bureau of Land Management	38	$72,286.97
Federal Acquisition Service	37	$102,651.57
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	35	$99,000.23
National Park Service	35	$93,028.60
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	34	$87,966.15
Corporation for National and Community Service	34	$72,677.68
Langley Research Center	34	$111,893.47
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	33	$0.00
Public Buildings Service	31	$86,860.39
Food Safety and Inspection Service	31	$85,435.23
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	30	$75,437.37
Peace Corps	30	$77,512.33
Indian Affairs	30	$64,694.97
Rural Housing Service	29	$68,960.31
Headquarters, Nasa	29	$92,553.55
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	28	$122,169.04
Health Resources and Services Administration	28	$114,927.96
Citizenship and Immigration Services	28	$92,550.39
Securities and Exchange Commission	27	$105,663.85
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	27	$89,874.44
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	25	$81,920.84
National Science Foundation	25	$112,483.88
National Protection and Programs Directorate	25	$105,638.24
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	24	$111,744.38
Program Support Center	24	$109,763.25
Patent and Trademark Office	24	$110,706.21
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	23	$101,867.61
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	23	$77,571.04
Science and Technology Directorate	23	$85,431.70
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	23	$97,954.39
Office of Secretary of Transportation	21	$108,476.57
Farm Service Agency	21	$83,266.33
Bureau of the Census	21	$82,411.33
Office of Administration	20	$92,834.70
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	20	$102,293.95
Bureau of Reclamation	20	$87,643.25
Agricultural Research Service	19	$98,928.79
Ames Research Center	19	$93,479.47
Federal Student Aid	18	$119,223.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	18	$68,361.67
Broadcasting Board of Governors	18	$84,393.22
Office of the Human Resources Management	18	$44,685.67
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	17	$66,202.47
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	17	$114,243.12
Natural Resources Conservation Service	17	$89,992.65
National Credit Union Administration	16	$193,412.75
Federal Communications Commission	16	$124,885.56
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	15	$93,744.67
Railroad Retirement Board	15	$104,026.87
U.S. Mint	14	$100,585.36
Millennium Challenge Corporation	14	$140,073.71
Dryden Flight Research Center	14	$88,851.57
U.S. Marshals Service	13	$111,612.92
Employment and Training Administration	13	$109,432.15
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	13	$132,735.92
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	12	$95,244.42
Federal Railroad Administration	11	$104,915.45
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	11	$97,277.36
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	10	$97,861.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	10	$85,745.80
Office of the Director	10	$81,263.20
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	10	$109,909.20
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	10	$96,980.80
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	9	$99,714.33
Bureau of Labor Statistics	9	$70,216.67
Agricultural Marketing Service	9	$87,863.78
Foreign Agricultural Service	9	$88,426.00
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	8	$99,748.25
Office of Management and Budget	8	$112,474.25
Office of the Secretary, Research and Technology	8	$94,464.13
Office of Comptroller of Currency	8	$101,749.50
National Cemetery Administration	7	$108,848.00
John F. Kennedy Space Center	7	$104,611.14
Export-Import Bank of the United States	7	$101,152.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	7	$86,466.57
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	6	$90,803.17
Bureau of Economic Analysis	6	$104,611.33
National Institute of Standards and Technology	6	$109,857.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	5	$89,560.40
Federal Transit Administration	5	$98,511.40
Maritime Administration	5	$83,780.40
Federal Election Commission	5	$72,299.80
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture)	5	$111,935.80
Office of Budget and Program Analysis	5	$151,824.80
International Trade Administration	5	$106,354.00
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	5	$115,650.00
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	5	$95,697.40
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	4	$135,388.25
Federal Trade Commission	4	$128,534.00
Mine Safety and Health Administration	4	$73,436.25
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	4	$93,115.50
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	4	$115,394.25
Bureau of Industry and Security	4	$93,431.25
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	4	$101,821.50
Federal Maritime Commission	4	$85,282.50
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	3	$83,187.67
Office of Justice Programs	3	$136,218.33
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	3	$82,334.00
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	3	$121,575.33
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	3	$107,178.67
Trade and Development Agency	3	$106,782.67
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	3	$93,303.67
Presidio Trust	3	$121,738.00
Office of Administrative Services	3	$123,913.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	3	$100,759.33
Risk Management Agency	3	$80,472.33
Departmental Administration	3	$81,269.67
Institute of Museum and Library Services	3	$86,528.67
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	3	$77,939.67
U.S. International Trade Commission	2	$58,768.50
Surface Transportation Board	2	$99,619.00
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	2	$97,634.50
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	2	$111,655.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	2	$114,556.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	2	$109,891.50
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	2	$132,691.50
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	2	$106,833.50
John C. Stennis Space Center	2	$106,459.00
National Archives and Records Administration	2	$82,283.00
Consumer Product Safety Commission	2	$75,583.50
National Gallery of Art	2	$118,661.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	2	$110,071.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	2	$125,932.50
Wage and Hour Division	2	$137,071.50
Denali Commission	2	$115,437.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	2	$123,758.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	2	$121,739.50
Rural Utilities Service	2	$129,210.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	2	$80,171.00
National Endowment for the Humanities	2	$95,381.00
Pretrial Services Agency	2	$74,494.50
Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technology	2	$131,169.50
Administration for Community Living	2	$104,669.50
Office Assistant Secretary for Health	2	$112,654.50
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	2	$113,385.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	2	$105,677.50
Immediate Office of the Administrator	1	$105,211.00
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	1	$92,001.00
Community Relations Service	1	$68,712.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	1	$140,259.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service	1	$82,359.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	1	$98,436.00
Office of Postsecondary Education	1	$115,742.00
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	1	$115,742.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$100,859.00
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	1	$144,385.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	1	$155,500.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Resolution & Administration	1	$132,009.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	1	$92,001.00
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission	1	$155,000.00
Economic Research Service	1	$94,969.00
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration	1	$80,093.00
Civil Rights	1	$94,969.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	1	$136,134.00
Merit Systems Protection Board	1	$89,033.00
Minority Business Development Agency	1	$152,635.00
Economics and Statistics Administration	1	$160,569.00
U.S. Tax Court	1	$99,436.00
National Mediation Board	1	$79,864.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	1	$127,883.00
Armed Forces Retirement Home	1	$119,238.00

Financial Administrator and Programmer Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Financial Administrator and Programmer is $85,476.44. The highest paid Financial Administrator and Programmer made $260,000 in 2013.

Common Financial Administrator and Programmer Payscales

Payscale	Number of Financial Administration And Program Employees
GS - General Schedule	10,677
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	595
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	197
CG - Corporate Graded	189
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	160
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	84
ZA - Administrative	78
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	65
ES - Senior Executive Service	63
PG - Printing Office Grades	52
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	47
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	44
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	33
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	33
AP - Admin, Profess, & Scientific Career Path	31
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	27
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	19
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	17
SS - Senior Staff Positions	15
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation	14
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin	14
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	11
SL - Senior Level Positions	9
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	8
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only	6
LL - Executives At Federal Housing Finance Ag	2
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	2
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	1
EI - Advisory Committee Member (other)	1
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	1
CU - Credit Union Employees	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 Assistance	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Highway Safety	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15
Equal Employment Opportunity	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15
Property Disposal	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15
Recreation Specialist	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15

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Average Financial Administration And Program Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Financial Administrator and Programmer was $69,465. Since then, the average pay has increased to $99,942 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0501.