General Business and Industry Employee - Federal Salaries of 2016

Pay Rates for "General Business and Industry Employee"

How much does a General Business and Industry Employee in the federal government get paid? $91,844.22* *Based on the 2016 average.

14,827 EMPLOYEES

$1.36B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

General Business and Industry Employee was the 22nd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2016, with 14,827 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2016, the Rural Housing Service hired the most employees titled General Business And Industry, with an average salary of $52,287.

Agencies that have hired a General Business and Industry Employee

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Rural Housing Service	1,199	$52,287.15
Public Buildings Service	1,181	$103,571.54
Small Business Administration	1,059	$77,985.70
Farm Service Agency	987	$62,740.61
Veterans Health Administration	872	$64,341.24
Internal Revenue Service	814	$76,131.37
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	417	$161,492.15
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	406	$115,615.31
Forest Service	399	$54,754.54
Federal Student Aid	371	$94,522.81
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	353	$98,675.24
Department of Energy	338	$115,451.96
International Trade Administration	332	$126,225.13
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	325	$124,459.29
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	299	$90,529.63
Federal Acquisition Service	236	$110,505.76
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	226	$99,094.93
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	225	$103,455.26
National Park Service	215	$75,372.36
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic	211	$104,589.30
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	207	$122,329.86
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	203	$84,908.58
Indian Affairs	177	$58,127.57
Risk Management Agency	176	$89,698.45
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	161	$99,294.48
Customs and Border Protection	152	$110,866.25
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	146	$98,180.71
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	136	$103,133.07
Bureau of Reclamation	130	$77,335.72
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	111	$127,848.08
Rural Utilities Service	107	$101,714.47
U.S. Agency for International Development	103	$112,175.95
Bureau of Industry and Security	103	$116,151.42
Federal Emergency Management Agency	103	$104,863.52
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	101	$148,522.15
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	91	$94,684.35
U.S. International Trade Commission	80	$115,480.71
Transportation Security Administration	80	$102,972.75
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	78	$101,385.14
Government National Mortgage Association	70	$125,854.01
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	69	$112,849.88
Department of State	65	$112,972.23
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	65	$104,154.22
U.S. Marshals Service	63	$78,880.89
Economic Development Administration	60	$96,828.97
Bureau of Land Management	60	$66,583.30
Export-Import Bank of the United States	58	$112,933.55
Federal Aviation Administration	54	$111,777.59
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	54	$97,888.43
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	48	$123,191.00
U.S. Mint	46	$110,044.28
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	43	$392.86
National Science Foundation	39	$137,135.95
Federal Communications Commission	39	$84,858.54
Natural Resources Conservation Service	38	$80,326.58
Office of Field Policy and Management	38	$113,674.87
Rural Business-Cooperative Service	37	$101,506.11
National Institute of Standards and Technology	36	$110,807.36
Citizenship and Immigration Services	36	$107,848.75
National Technical Information Service	33	$95,871.33
Patent and Trademark Office	32	$112,627.72
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	31	$102,636.45
Departmental Offices	30	$125,748.17
Office of Small Business Utilization	28	$106,210.61
Office of Postsecondary Education	27	$94,013.48
Environmental Protection Agency	27	$108,507.37
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	24	$60,705.54
National Protection and Programs Directorate	23	$113,441.17
Geological Survey	23	$76,222.96
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	22	$106,963.82
Agricultural Research Service	22	$97,662.77
National Institutes of Health	22	$114,747.00
Farm Credit Administration	21	$170,544.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	21	$68,913.19
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	17	$96,798.18
U.S. Secret Service	17	$97,267.41
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	17	$112,806.00
Government Printing Office	16	$108,929.19
Foreign Agricultural Service	14	$111,831.93
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	14	$114,784.14
Office of Justice Programs	13	$113,937.69
National Archives and Records Administration	13	$66,428.38
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	12	$108,864.58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	11	$117,107.18
Armed Forces Retirement Home	11	$61,530.60
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	11	$120,781.45
Office of Governmentwide Policy	11	$136,186.00
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	10	$132,805.90
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	10	$144,740.80
Ames Research Center	10	$136,126.00
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	10	$91,530.20
Office of Secretary of Transportation	10	$133,003.60
Minority Business Development Agency	10	$94,677.10
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	9	$109,384.89
Employment and Training Administration	9	$95,369.11
Office of Administrative Services	8	$116,167.88
John F. Kennedy Space Center	8	$105,413.63
Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control	8	$114,160.00
Departmental Administration	7	$101,163.71
Offices, Boards and Divisions	7	$96,574.14
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	7	$114,957.86
Science and Technology Directorate	7	$108,472.71
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	7	$87,974.43
Office of Personnel Management	7	$97,769.14
Headquarters, Nasa	6	$130,042.67
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	6	$110,806.00
Office of the Director	6	$100,487.33
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management	6	$140,250.67
Bureau of the Census	6	$115,917.33
Presidio Trust	5	$122,173.80
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	5	$118,019.40
Food and Drug Administration	5	$101,715.00
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	5	$102,079.20
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation	5	$236,580.00
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer	5	$119,799.60
Agricultural Marketing Service	4	$111,022.00
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration	4	$117,042.00
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	4	$135,567.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	4	$125,283.75
Social Security Administration	4	$110,020.00
Indian Health Service	4	$87,304.25
Federal Highway Administration	4	$72,576.25
Maritime Administration	4	$93,123.75
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	4	$117,930.50
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	4	$88,228.25
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	4	$119,085.00
Office of Communications and Marketing	3	$89,594.33
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	3	$104,312.33
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	3	$116,016.00
Broadcasting Board of Governors	3	$88,930.00
Veterans Benefits Administration	3	$129,416.00
Federal Railroad Administration	2	$87,017.00
Economic Research Service	2	$83,039.50
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	2	$132,462.00
Food and Nutrition Service	2	$77,579.50
Office of Advocacy and Outreach	2	$56,422.50
Drug Enforcement Administration	2	$140,369.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	2	$112,414.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	2	$100,576.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	2	$148,461.00
Office of Mission Assurance	2	$103,159.50
Office of the Customer Experience	2	$114,383.50
Health Resources and Services Administration	2	$95,417.00
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	2	$108,637.50
Office of the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Department	2	$97,663.00
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution	2	$134,774.50
Langley Research Center	2	$116,950.50
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	2	$139,735.00
Peace Corps	2	$72,995.50
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	2	$126,380.00
Consumer Product Safety Commission	2	$127,036.00
National Labor Relations Board	1	$138,798.00
John C. Stennis Space Center	1	$119,744.00
Securities and Exchange Commission	1	$193,950.00
National Gallery of Art	1	$163,300.00
Selective Service System	1	$112,517.00
Federal Trade Commission	1	$84,044.00
Election Assistance Commission	1	$143,732.00
Program Support Center	1	$94,987.00
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	1	$114,802.00
Administration for Children and Families	1	$64,650.00
U.S. Coast Guard	1	$82,656.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	1	$104,433.00
Food Safety and Inspection Service	1	$121,859.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	1	$66,241.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$160,453.00
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	1	$153,952.00
Economics and Statistics Administration	1	$160,300.00
National Credit Union Administration	1	$73,142.00
Surface Transportation Board	1	$110,578.00
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	1	$149,432.00
Office of Comptroller of Currency	1	$115,467.00
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$106,433.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	1	$93,019.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	1	$121,794.00
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight	1	$77,579.00
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	1	$130,666.00
Corporation for National and Community Service	1	$51,602.00
Federal Bureau of Investigation	1	$98,595.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	1	$190,100.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service	1	$66,805.00
Office of Administration	1	$101,361.00
Trade and Development Agency	1	$0.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	1	$71,115.00

General Business and Industry Employee Pay Distribution

The average pay for a General Business and Industry Employee is $91,844.22. The highest paid General Business and Industry Employee made $275,182 in 2016.

Common General Business and Industry Employee Payscales

Payscale	Number of General Business And Industry Employees
GS - General Schedule	12,786
VC - Canteen Service	550
CG - Corporate Graded	330
FO - Foreign Service Officers	178
ZA - Administrative	118
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	101
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	93
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	85
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	80
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	71
ES - Senior Executive Service	68
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	66
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	54
FE - Senior Foreign Service	46
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	43
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	26
IC - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	22
SL - Senior Level Positions	18
VE - Veterans Canteen Service Executives Only	16
PG - Printing Office Grades	16
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	12
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	11
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	11
NQ - Nnsa Professional, Technical, And Admin	11
EJ - Dept Of Energy Org Act Excepted Service	4
EX - Executive Pay	3
CX - Senior Expert Positions In The Fdic	1
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only	1
ZS - Administrative Support	1
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	1
CU - Credit Union Employees	1
ZZ - Nonapplicable	1
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	1
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	1

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Average General Business And Industry Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a General Business and Industry Employee was $66,593. Since then, the average pay has increased to $101,804 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 1101.