General Business and Industry Employee - Federal Salaries of 2022

Pay Rates for "General Business and Industry Employee"

How much does a General Business and Industry Employee in the federal government get paid? $104,552.43* *Based on the 2022 average.

15,622 EMPLOYEES

$1.62B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

General Business and Industry Employee was the 23rd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2022, with 15,622 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2022, the Small Business Administration hired the most employees titled General Business And Industry, with an average salary of $75,421.

Agencies that have hired a General Business and Industry Employee

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Small Business Administration	1,952	$75,421.05
Public Buildings Service	1,332	$121,278.80
Rural Housing Service	1,068	$75,694.58
Veterans Health Administration	1,052	$78,667.44
Farm Service Agency	840	$67,379.37
Internal Revenue Service	740	$84,011.61
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	424	$134,982.75
Forest Service	398	$63,242.86
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	326	$143,617.19
Federal Acquisition Service	321	$117,916.50
Department of Energy	318	$133,539.01
International Trade Administration	318	$143,850.08
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	303	$107,808.86
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	294	$179,042.94
Federal Student Aid	271	$115,726.70
National Park Service	247	$84,672.38
Customs and Border Protection	240	$122,728.64
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	228	$95,420.11
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	218	$119,658.00
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	209	$107,884.44
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	207	$112,980.30
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	197	$140,914.06
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic	184	$121,288.70
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	174	$145,664.36
U.S. Agency for International Development	163	$132,161.61
Risk Management Agency	159	$100,669.81
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	154	$112,867.17
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	153	$109,110.85
Indian Affairs	136	$70,758.57
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	133	$120,280.62
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	114	$116,181.96
Federal Emergency Management Agency	114	$107,685.17
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	112	$215,033.13
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	111	$109,458.35
Bureau of Reclamation	110	$89,680.62
Bureau of Industry and Security	105	$129,811.20
Government National Mortgage Association	103	$144,978.98
Economic Development Administration	93	$98,631.28
U.S. International Trade Commission	74	$129,745.09
U.S. Marshals Service	67	$94,732.69
Environmental Protection Agency	65	$126,592.62
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	62	$120,229.06
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	61	$92,162.77
Department of State	58	$132,548.81
Export-Import Bank of the United States	58	$131,408.22
Bureau of Land Management	58	$76,684.78
Transportation Security Administration	55	$125,112.07
Federal Aviation Administration	55	$132,220.58
U.S. Mint	51	$130,563.18
National Institutes of Health	41	$132,770.32
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	41	$143,071.46
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	40	$149,425.05
Federal Communications Commission	35	$101,211.20
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	34	$113,770.12
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	34	$140,831.59
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	33	$112,352.36
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	33	$83,320.03
U.S. Coast Guard	32	$115,356.97
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	31	$128,390.89
Agricultural Research Service	31	$94,624.81
Patent and Trademark Office	31	$134,825.68
Office of Field Policy and Management	30	$122,399.73
Citizenship and Immigration Services	30	$132,898.43
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	30	$126,539.53
	29	$134,321.72
Departmental Offices	29	$144,597.86
National Institute of Standards and Technology	28	$135,885.79
Food and Drug Administration	27	$129,817.44
Geological Survey	27	$88,805.07
Fpac Business Center	26	$105,398.15
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	25	$133,869.40
National Science Foundation	24	$155,460.83
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	22	$129,964.95
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	21	$78,533.43
U.S. Secret Service	20	$115,550.05
Office of Small Business Utilization	20	$121,375.40
John F. Kennedy Space Center	20	$113,386.10
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer	19	$133,624.11
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	19	$122,297.42
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	18	$126,831.44
Office of Postsecondary Education	17	$126,572.53
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	16	$111,018.63
Foreign Agricultural Service	14	$123,243.71
Farm Credit Administration	14	$77,013.25
Office of Governmentwide Policy	13	$153,800.85
Office of Secretary of Transportation	13	$146,681.15
National Protection and Programs Directorate	13	$142,867.46
Indian Health Service	12	$82,396.67
Health Resources and Services Administration	11	$127,666.45
Government Printing Office	11	$141,919.64
Ames Research Center	11	$154,238.27
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	10	$134,881.60
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	10	$128,759.50
Armed Forces Retirement Home	10	$70,605.40
Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control	8	$145,451.88
Offices, Boards and Divisions	8	$127,232.38
National Archives and Records Administration	8	$69,052.50
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	8	$144,683.75
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	7	$96,007.86
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	7	$136,781.43
Executive Office for Immigration Review	7	$133,568.29
Employment and Training Administration	7	$115,666.43
Office of the Director	7	$113,965.29
Office of Administrative Services	6	$140,933.67
Science and Technology Directorate	6	$124,407.00
Agricultural Marketing Service	6	$106,960.00
Office of the Customer Experience	5	$148,200.00
Office of Justice Programs	5	$138,800.80
Presidio Trust	5	$140,256.40
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management	5	$166,792.20
Veterans Benefits Administration	5	$133,715.60
Federal Highway Administration	5	$94,161.00
Departmental Administration	5	$148,445.20
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	5	$110,275.40
Food Safety and Inspection Service	4	$147,133.50
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	4	$161,640.00
Bureau of the Census	4	$149,375.50
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation	4	$250,650.00
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	4	$165,161.75
Headquarters, Nasa	4	$161,698.00
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	4	$113,174.75
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	4	$127,579.50
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	4	$133,278.25
Office of Personnel Management	4	$132,355.25
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	4	$116,286.50
Maritime Administration	4	$105,253.75
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	3	$112,830.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	3	$120,414.00
Office of the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Department	3	$121,922.33
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution	3	$147,025.67
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	3	$112,881.33
Natural Resources Conservation Service	3	$108,271.00
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	3	$133,529.33
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	3	$112,265.67
Drug Enforcement Administration	3	$136,037.00
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs	3	$137,996.67
Goddard Space Flight Center	3	$129,585.00
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	3	$161,895.33
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	3	$134,397.00
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	3	$157,626.67
Office of the Committee for Purchase from People Blind	2	$127,828.00
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	2	$141,561.50
Minority Business Development Agency	2	$154,023.50
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	2	$196,735.00
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	2	$140,960.50
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	2	$130,441.00
International-American Foundation	2	$53,424.50
Langley Research Center	2	$138,057.00
John C. Stennis Space Center	2	$121,962.50
Consumer Product Safety Commission	2	$157,790.50
National Gallery of Art	2	$124,827.00
Federal Railroad Administration	2	$109,247.50
Employee Benefits Security Administration	2	$203,700.00
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	2	$122,154.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	2	$123,045.00
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council	2	$117,102.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	2	$141,613.00
U.S. Trustee Program	1	$74,950.00
Bureau of International Labor Affairs	1	$164,102.00
Denali Commission	1	$141,857.00
Office of Administration	1	$143,064.00
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	1	$159,894.00
Federal Trade Commission	1	$97,430.00
Election Assistance Commission	1	$94,385.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	1	$112,547.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	1	$173,232.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$134,649.00
Broadcasting Board of Governors	1	$128,187.00
Corporation for National and Community Service	1	$121,659.00
National Labor Relations Board	1	$148,336.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	1	$131,747.00
Food and Nutrition Service	1	$97,430.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	1	$79,954.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$158,383.00
National Technical Information Service	1	$173,232.00
National Credit Union Administration	1	$0.00
Office of Mission Assurance	1	$132,692.00
Program Support Center	1	$159,894.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	1	$131,747.00
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	1	$99,252.00
Administration for Children and Families	1	$138,856.00
Federal Housing Finance Agency	1	$110,000.00
Selective Service System	1	$143,064.00
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	1	$176,300.00
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	1	$113,944.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	1	$151,479.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	1	$135,149.00
Board of Veterans Appeals	1	$106,955.00
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$128,187.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	1	$143,064.00

General Business and Industry Employee Pay Distribution

The average pay for a General Business and Industry Employee is $104,552.43. The highest paid General Business and Industry Employee made $306,955 in 2022.

Common General Business and Industry Employee Payscales

Payscale	Number of General Business And Industry Employees
GS - General Schedule	13,700
VC - Canteen Service	416
CG - Corporate Graded	227
FO - Foreign Service Officers	182
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	142
ZA - Administrative	135
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs	112
GL - Gs Employees In Grades 3 Through 10 Paid A Law Enforcement Officer Special Base Rate	85
ES - Senior Executive Service	79
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only	68
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions	66
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only	65
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified	57
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan	55
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives	55
FE - Senior Foreign Service	41
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only)	40
SL - Senior Level Positions	19
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial	18
VE - Veterans Canteen Service Executives Only	14
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path	12
PG - Printing Office Grades	11
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	8
EI - Advisory Committee Member (other)	4
CX - Senior Expert Positions In The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	2
EX - Executive Pay	2
GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions	2
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	1
EJ - The Department Of Energy Organization Act Excepted Service	1
EN - National Nuclear Security Administration Excepted Service Only	1
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section	1
CU - Credit Union Employees	1

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Average General Business And Industry Pay Trend from 2004 to 2022

In 2004, the average pay for a General Business and Industry Employee was $66,593. Since then, the average pay has increased to $104,552 in 2022.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 1101.