Financial Administrator and Programmer - Federal Salaries of 2018

Pay Rates for "Financial Administrator and Programmer"

How much does a Financial Administrator and Programmer in the federal government get paid? $95,193.44* *Based on the 2018 average.

13,176 EMPLOYEES

$1.2B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Financial Administrator and Programmer was the 29th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2018, with 13,176 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2018, the Internal Revenue Service hired the most employees titled Financial Administration And Program, with an average salary of $88,998.

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	4,306	$88,997.71
Veterans Health Administration	699	$75,664.31
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	403	$70,473.16
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	354	$88,730.57
Federal Bureau of Investigation	342	$99,162.16
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	341	$84,362.42
Veterans Benefits Administration	279	$69,288.00
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	275	$93,744.91
Federal Emergency Management Agency	272	$93,519.26
Federal Aviation Administration	259	$91,001.40
Department of State	238	$105,935.80
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	222	$110,473.17
Forest Service	220	$72,078.77
Goddard Space Flight Center	207	$108,389.39
Social Security Administration	203	$108,087.49
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	191	$164,655.29
Transportation Security Administration	180	$93,850.50
Federal Highway Administration	154	$94,102.90
Environmental Protection Agency	140	$100,671.11
Department of Energy	128	$109,145.82
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	120	$116,745.05
Customs and Border Protection	117	$126,562.08
Natural Resources Conservation Service	113	$88,211.12
Offices, Boards and Divisions	109	$114,784.21
Drug Enforcement Administration	107	$110,649.58
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	104	$89,177.20
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	104	$114,678.06
Administration for Children and Families	97	$101,661.92
U.S. Coast Guard	94	$94,972.60
Geological Survey	79	$95,567.85
National Park Service	79	$85,591.73
Food and Drug Administration	71	$93,466.96
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	69	$123,812.86
U.S. Agency for International Development	67	$113,449.94
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	66	$102,876.86
National Institutes of Health	63	$110,870.79
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	60	$102,456.58
Indian Health Service	58	$93,953.26
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	57	$106,037.95
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	57	$91,564.28
U.S. Secret Service	56	$104,895.93
Government Printing Office	54	$103,092.00
Small Business Administration	54	$115,322.69
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	49	$83,889.96
U.S. Trustee Program	49	$136,100.14
Office of Personnel Management	47	$99,598.21
Office of Secretary of Transportation	46	$126,148.65
Citizenship and Immigration Services	44	$99,747.30
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	43	$136,675.49
Departmental Offices	42	$138,762.88
U.S. Marshals Service	42	$83,755.95
Bureau of Land Management	41	$77,372.76
Food Safety and Inspection Service	41	$78,618.66
Indian Affairs	40	$78,373.88
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	37	$129,224.68
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	37	$110,002.43
Patent and Trademark Office	36	$121,849.11
Securities and Exchange Commission	35	$154,960.00
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	34	$82,872.26
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	32	$96,863.41
Rural Housing Service	32	$80,847.88
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	31	$94,879.06
Peace Corps	30	$89,701.43
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	29	$119,387.48
Bureau of Reclamation	28	$91,808.93
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	28	$115,446.86
Langley Research Center	27	$126,986.41
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	27	$109,471.52
Health Resources and Services Administration	27	$133,177.33
Program Support Center	26	$126,007.77
Corporation for National and Community Service	26	$83,098.62
National Credit Union Administration	25	$279,000.00
National Science Foundation	25	$136,171.80
Bureau of the Census	23	$90,998.87
Science and Technology Directorate	23	$94,795.91
National Protection and Programs Directorate	22	$117,899.73
Agricultural Research Service	21	$115,862.86
Federal Communications Commission	20	$135,038.70
Headquarters, Nasa	20	$119,739.05
Railroad Retirement Board	20	$114,979.85
Office of Comptroller of Currency	19	$115,231.95
Ames Research Center	19	$112,927.00
Office of Administration	19	$104,783.84
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	18	$92,495.22
Federal Acquisition Service	18	$99,677.78
Broadcasting Board of Governors	17	$110,627.06
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	17	$118,711.33
Food and Nutrition Service	17	$128,117.82
Federal Housing Finance Agency	17	$192,088.53
Agricultural Marketing Service	15	$93,908.27
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	15	$138,307.33
Office of Management and Budget	15	$133,755.47
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	15	$127,015.33
Federal Student Aid	15	$135,185.47
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	14	$122,971.93
Farm Service Agency	14	$114,179.43
Millennium Challenge Corporation	13	$156,020.69
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	13	$101,649.23
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	13	$119,162.92
Maritime Administration	12	$122,392.58
Dryden Flight Research Center	12	$106,890.50
Export-Import Bank of the United States	11	$123,816.45
Federal Railroad Administration	10	$116,728.70
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	10	$108,452.00
Office of the Director	10	$107,625.30
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	10	$104,876.20
John F. Kennedy Space Center	10	$115,491.20
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	9	$112,223.22
U.S. Mint	9	$126,209.13
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	9	$82,620.44
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	9	$99,134.67
Bureau of Labor Statistics	9	$82,625.89
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	8	$131,000.38
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	8	$80,611.50
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	8	$95,941.00
Federal Transit Administration	8	$92,439.75
Employment and Training Administration	7	$138,155.14
National Cemetery Administration	6	$112,520.50
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	6	$116,539.83
National Gallery of Art	6	$131,060.33
Bureau of Economic Analysis	5	$132,515.20
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	5	$129,868.80
National Archives and Records Administration	5	$102,056.80
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	5	$131,317.00
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	5	$120,947.60
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	4	$155,795.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	4	$122,053.25
Office of Administrative Services	4	$121,133.50
Administration for Community Living	4	$103,221.25
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture)	4	$107,284.75
Office of Budget and Program Analysis	4	$162,278.75
National Institute of Standards and Technology	4	$138,331.25
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	4	$112,324.50
Federal Election Commission	4	$94,459.75
Office of Justice Programs	4	$140,659.00
Mine Safety and Health Administration	4	$80,622.75
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	4	$94,760.75
Wage and Hour Division	3	$112,723.00
Denali Commission	3	$121,431.00
Pretrial Services Agency	3	$86,711.33
Rural Utilities Service	3	$110,979.00
National Endowment for the Humanities	3	$89,620.67
International Trade Administration	3	$129,994.33
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	3	$145,332.33
Bureau of Industry and Security	3	$121,573.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	3	$119,102.67
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	3	$95,374.00
Presidio Trust	3	$135,149.33
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	3	$139,652.67
Federal Maritime Commission	3	$95,749.33
U.S. International Trade Commission	3	$72,820.00
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	3	$95,478.33
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	3	$0.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	3	$123,690.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Security & Law Enforcement	3	$93,390.33
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	2	$157,330.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	2	$120,451.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	2	$157,663.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	2	$101,582.00
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	2	$103,435.00
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	2	$124,446.00
Executive Office for Immigration Review	2	$108,284.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	2	$114,449.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	2	$149,627.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	2	$148,954.00
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	2	$77,109.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	2	$152,760.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	2	$104,393.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	2	$127,211.00
Trade and Development Agency	2	$114,934.50
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	2	$140,282.50
Farm Credit Administration	2	$241,949.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	2	$81,019.50
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	2	$98,685.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	2	$139,395.00
Armed Forces Retirement Home	2	$147,717.50
Consumer Product Safety Commission	2	$80,860.50
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	2	$116,365.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	2	$125,309.00
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	2	$145,050.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	2	$133,817.50
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council	1	$113,417.00
Public Buildings Service	1	$126,049.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	1	$47,504.00
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	1	$143,774.00
Risk Management Agency	1	$114,146.00
Foreign Agricultural Service	1	$86,984.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$89,703.00
Economic Research Service	1	$113,132.00
Departmental Administration	1	$126,062.00
Institute of Museum and Library Services	1	$164,200.00
African Development Foundation	1	$68,036.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	1	$148,967.00
Economic Development Administration	1	$150,771.00
Minority Business Development Agency	1	$157,253.00
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	1	$134,540.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$73,105.00
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution	1	$141,328.00
International-American Foundation	1	$158,695.00
U.S. Tax Court	1	$68,036.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program	1	$161,746.00
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	1	$103,294.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	1	$164,200.00
Office of Science and Technology Policy	1	$109,900.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget	1	$157,253.00
National Council on Disability	1	$109,900.00
National Mediation Board	1	$95,139.00
John C. Stennis Space Center	1	$83,159.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	1	$152,760.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	1	$71,230.00
Selective Service System	1	$45,972.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	1	$59,983.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service	1	$148,967.00
Office of Postsecondary Education	1	$123,234.00
Federal Trade Commission	1	$137,508.00

Financial Administrator and Programmer Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Financial Administrator and Programmer is $95,193.44. The highest paid Financial Administrator and Programmer made $279,000 in 2018.

Common Financial Administrator and Programmer Payscales

Payscale	Number of Financial Administration And Program Employees
GS - General Schedule	11,121
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	599
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	238
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	178
CG - Corporate Graded	150
IC - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	143
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	130
ZA - Administrative	102
ES - Senior Executive Service	70
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	57
PG - Printing Office Grades	54
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	37
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	35
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	35
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	34
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	24
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	21
IT -	20
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	19
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	17
SS - Senior Staff Positions	15
MC - Emp Of Millennium Challenge Corporation	13
SL - Senior Level Positions	10
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin	10
CU - Credit Union Employees	10
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	7
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only	6
IM - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	4
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	4
ED - Expert (5 U.s.c. 3109)	2
LL - Executives At Federal Housing Finance Ag	2
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	2
SW - Transportation Security Admin Executives	2
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	2
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	1
EF - Consultant (5 U.s.c. 3109)	1
EX - Executive Pay	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.