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Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant - Federal Salaries of 2022

Pay Rates for "Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant"

How much does a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant in the federal government get paid? $46,919.33* *Based on the 2022 average.
37,505 EMPLOYEES
$1.6B TOTAL SALARY
GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was the 8th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2022, with 37,505 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2022, the Bureau of the Census hired the most employees titled Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant, with an average salary of $38,484.

Government Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant job is GS-1, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-9. 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

This occupation includes positions the duties of which are to perform or supervise clerical, assistant, or technician work for which no other occupation is appropriate. The work requires a knowledge of the procedures and technique involved in carrying out the work of an organization and involves application of procedures and practices within the framework of established guidelines.

Agencies that have hired a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant

Agency Employees Hired Average Salary
Bureau of the Census 9,048 $38,484.07
Veterans Health Administration 8,461 $49,217.71
Internal Revenue Service 5,224 $39,446.97
Federal Bureau of Investigation 2,695 $56,693.43
National Park Service 1,046 $46,310.74
Forest Service 753 $46,096.74
Veterans Benefits Administration 607 $47,111.32
Social Security Administration 549 $51,689.38
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System 474 $64,009.15
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 433 $51,354.24
National Cemetery Administration 410 $50,497.23
National Institutes of Health 362 $61,900.99
Bureau of Land Management 314 $48,265.39
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 308 $52,906.82
Indian Health Service 295 $50,609.35
Small Business Administration 287 $51,543.31
Federal Aviation Administration 247 $54,369.88
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys 241 $62,859.63
Agricultural Research Service 239 $52,600.24
Food and Drug Administration 238 $53,911.02
Transportation Security Administration 237 $54,592.96
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 223 $61,827.25
Drug Enforcement Administration 220 $63,316.07
Natural Resources Conservation Service 188 $54,525.20
U.S. Coast Guard 186 $55,997.48
Department of Energy 173 $124,515.36
165 $44,003.52
Office Secretary Health and Human Services 164 $48,775.98
Federal Emergency Management Agency 161 $54,562.45
Indian Affairs 159 $51,784.06
Geological Survey 159 $53,379.28
Customs and Border Protection 158 $50,330.58
Citizenship and Immigration Services 155 $54,563.03
National Institute of Standards and Technology 154 $62,576.22
Bureau of Reclamation 105 $47,249.90
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 97 $55,650.98
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 92 $82,214.03
National Labor Relations Board 89 $58,156.00
Department of State 86 $58,797.41
Office of Comptroller of Currency 82 $85,912.65
Agricultural Marketing Service 71 $49,716.03
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 65 $80,177.54
Bureau of the Fiscal Service 65 $50,957.75
Immigration and Customs Enforcement 62 $57,648.71
Offices, Boards and Divisions 61 $64,026.66
U.S. Marshals Service 57 $53,365.19
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust) 52 $58,189.58
Patent and Trademark Office 50 $60,273.16
Environmental Protection Agency 50 $67,039.92
Office of the Director 43 $62,672.40
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 42 $54,693.05
Federal Communications Commission 39 $73,984.62
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology 37 $53,203.35
Federal Highway Administration 37 $64,221.73
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 34 $56,494.41
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics 33 $55,314.94
Office of the Secretary of the Interior 30 $67,390.97
Corporation for National and Community Service 29 $55,928.03
Farm Service Agency 28 $48,776.75
Mine Safety and Health Administration 26 $56,319.12
Maritime Administration 26 $63,318.73
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 25 $53,373.12
Office of Personnel Management 24 $57,748.50
National Science Foundation 23 $55,330.65
Securities and Exchange Commission 23 $83,397.09
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 21 $90,963.52
Food Safety and Inspection Service 21 $56,729.19
Office of Secretary of Transportation 21 $61,922.52
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii 20 $61,044.15
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement 20 $53,760.65
Federal Election Commission 20 $67,001.50
Public Buildings Service 20 $52,995.75
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean 19 $51,944.21
19 $51,182.32
Food and Nutrition Service 18 $58,507.89
Railroad Retirement Board 18 $60,072.71
Program Support Center 17 $52,797.65
National Archives and Records Administration 17 $46,593.47
Peace Corps 17 $63,531.76
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management 16 $53,267.63
Departmental Administration 16 $62,988.44
National Credit Union Administration 16 $728.57
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 15 $52,735.80
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration 15 $62,237.93
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 15 $58,051.07
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 14 $55,889.07
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals 14 $43,253.93
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center 14 $60,482.64
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey 13 $58,454.23
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic 13 $60,841.23
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest 13 $61,299.54
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains 13 $54,106.31
Office of Management and Budget 13 $90,211.69
Office for Civil Rights 13 $57,374.38
U.S. Secret Service 13 $66,108.33
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 12 $58,367.08
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture) 12 $44,750.42
Board of Veterans Appeals 12 $50,862.75
Government Printing Office 12 $54,926.58
Office of Labor-Management Standards 12 $62,376.58
Employment and Training Administration 11 $63,309.09
Export-Import Bank of the United States 11 $84,665.36
Federal Student Aid 11 $66,000.18
Farm Credit Administration 11 $561.43
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs) 11 $48,830.45
Foreign Agricultural Service 11 $64,336.18
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior) 11 $62,075.45
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest 10 $55,285.90
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office 10 $68,888.60
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 10 $76,422.90
Pretrial Services Agency 10 $64,747.40
Presidio Trust 10 $79,495.60
Selective Service System 10 $59,773.20
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 10 $77,923.50
Fpac Business Center 10 $59,956.60
National Endowment for the Humanities 9 $58,233.67
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 9 $102,997.33
Office of Administration 9 $60,018.44
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 9 $72,844.00
Office of Administrative Services 9 $59,737.56
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 9 $61,981.11
National Gallery of Art 9 $63,055.22
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 9 $77,718.33
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs) 8 $54,746.63
Broadcasting Board of Governors 8 $65,317.38
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 8 $61,956.63
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management 8 $45,670.63
Bureau of Labor Statistics 8 $63,702.25
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 8 $49,900.00
National Protection and Programs Directorate 8 $36,542.00
Administration for Children and Families 7 $60,648.43
U.S. Mint 7 $60,444.57
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance 7 $51,415.43
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement 7 $54,696.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service 7 $60,525.71
Wage and Hour Division 7 $58,987.14
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 7 $69,482.71
Offices of the Regional Administrators 7 $9,484.17
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives 6 $63,762.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 6 $63,320.33
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 6 $53,087.00
Rural Housing Service 6 $50,795.33
U.S. Agency for International Development 6 $63,305.17
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 6 $60,932.33
Departmental Offices 6 $56,845.67
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 6 $59,081.50
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 6 $71,795.83
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 5 $72,266.40
Headquarters, Nasa 5 $73,539.20
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 5 $77,851.00
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs 5 $67,654.40
Federal Trade Commission 5 $73,116.20
Langley Research Center 5 $55,731.00
Goddard Space Flight Center 5 $76,893.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 5 $60,314.80
Federal Railroad Administration 5 $66,646.20
Risk Management Agency 5 $64,778.00
National Appeals Division 5 $60,853.40
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce) 5 $70,669.00
International Trade Administration 4 $65,819.00
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 4 $71,889.75
U.S. Trustee Program 4 $60,689.25
Office of Secretary of Labor 4 $67,252.25
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 4 $68,177.50
Trade and Development Agency 4 $77,012.75
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 4 $64,127.75
Election Assistance Commission 4 $85,046.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska 4 $56,014.50
Federal Acquisition Service 4 $59,569.00
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 4 $60,835.75
Federal Housing Finance Agency 4 $80,617.25
National Transportation Safety Board 4 $66,652.00
Federal Transit Administration 4 $64,700.25
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs) 4 $57,446.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains 3 $53,883.33
Federal Maritime Commission 3 $68,189.67
Ames Research Center 3 $83,143.00
Economic Development Administration 3 $62,214.33
Minority Business Development Agency 3 $59,698.33
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service 3 $61,231.00
Office of Communications and Outreach 3 $63,744.67
Armed Forces Retirement Home 3 $63,214.67
Administration for Community Living 3 $67,188.67
Health Resources and Services Administration 3 $61,260.67
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters 3 $58,651.67
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico 2 $57,536.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security) 2 $52,830.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England 2 $65,110.00
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture 2 $73,907.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture) 2 $58,622.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture) 2 $73,181.50
Merit Systems Protection Board 2 $68,234.50
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 2 $97,430.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce) 2 $65,821.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Intergovernmental Affairs 2 $84,608.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 2 $73,180.00
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer 2 $65,807.00
Government National Mortgage Association 2 $72,272.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior) 2 $86,176.50
John C. Stennis Space Center 2 $60,282.00
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 2 $55,827.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 2 $67,062.50
Executive Office for Immigration Review 2 $56,208.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration 2 $61,662.50
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor) 2 $68,434.50
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education) 2 $79,812.50
Office of Special Counsel 2 $61,342.50
Office of Justice Programs 1 $72,907.00
1 $70,150.00
Denali Commission 1 $65,275.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education) 1 $51,785.00
Office of Postsecondary Education 1 $59,246.00
Institute of Education Sciences 1 $72,907.00
Council on Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Quality 1 $56,086.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration) 1 $65,831.00
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration) 1 $72,907.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies 1 $59,246.00
Office of the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Department 1 $61,947.00
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 1 $84,136.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 1 $59,803.00
International-American Foundation 1 $66,331.00
American Battle Monuments Commission 1 $76,402.00
National Agricultural Statistics Service 1 $65,831.00
Office of the Chief Economist 1 $59,081.00
Civil Rights 1 $57,727.00
Homeland Security Staff 1 $57,393.00
National Endowment for the Arts 1 $65,831.00
Institute of Museum and Library Services 1 $55,706.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority 1 $80,532.00
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 1 $78,467.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board 1 $33,395.00
Commission of Fine Arts 1 $71,038.00
Bureau of Economic Analysis 1 $72,907.00
International Boundary Commission: U.S. and Canada 1 $72,907.00
Science and Technology Directorate 1 $67,187.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 1 $72,350.00
John F. Kennedy Space Center 1 $58,564.00
National Security Council 1 $60,768.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 1 $78,467.00
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1 $80,532.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation) 1 $88,684.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 1 $0.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 1 $67,300.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration 1 $62,456.00
Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission 1 $49,406.00
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management 1 $59,246.00
Veterans Customer Exper (Vce) 1 $50,131.00
Office of Assistant Secretary Public & Intergovernmental Affairs 1 $88,684.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs 1 $65,831.00
Immediate Office Assistant Secretary Congress & Legislation Affairs 1 $72,907.00

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant is $46,919.33. The highest paid Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant made $177,800 in 2022.

Common Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Payscales

Payscale Number of Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Employees
GS - General Schedule 30,248
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule 5,183
GL - Gs Employees In Grades 3 Through 10 Paid A Law Enforcement Officer Special Base Rate 421
ZS - Administrative Support 249
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives 237
FG - Similar To The General Schedule 195
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified 148
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only 130
* - Invalid 111
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions 108
CG - Corporate Graded 92
VC - Canteen Service 91
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only 82
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan 52
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section 29
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay 23
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only) 21
FP - Foreign Service Personnel 17
CU - Credit Union Employees 16
NU - Employees In The National Nuclear Security Administration's Technician And Administrative Support Career Path 16
PG - Printing Office Grades 12
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial 11
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs 9
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 4

Starting Paygrade: $20,999.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-1, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade: $63,734.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-9, Step 10
Category: Clerical and Administrative Support
Occupation Family: 0300 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL, AND OFFICE SERVICES GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-1 Paygrade

GS-1 is the starting paygrade for Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-1 paygrade.

Occupation Occupation Category Starting Paygrade Maximum Paygrade
Electronics TechnicalTechnical and Medical SupportGS-1GS-9
Supply Clerical and TechnicianClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Closed Microphone ReportingClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9
Animal Health TechnicianTechnical and Medical SupportGS-1GS-9
Office Automation Clerical and AssistanceClerical and Administrative SupportGS-1GS-9

Average Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Pay Trend from 2004 to 2022

In 2004, the average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was $34,088. Since then, the average pay has increased to $46,919 in 2022.


Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0303.

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