Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant - Federal Salaries of 2017

Pay Rates for "Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant"

How much does a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant in the federal government get paid? $42,469.86* *Based on the 2017 average.

39,987 EMPLOYEES

$1.59B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was the 7th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2017, with 39,987 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2017, the Bureau of the Census hired the most employees titled Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant, with an average salary of $33,771.

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.

Clerical, secretary, and administrative positions fall under this category. No specialized technical background is needed for positions in this category except for stenographers which require a proficiency exam before being hired. Strong organizational and communication skills are the primary requirements for this job category. Military experience can often be applied as relevant experience when calculating starting grade. Employees in the job category receive promotions of 1 grade increase at a time.

Agencies that have hired a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Bureau of the Census	10,097	$33,770.95
Veterans Health Administration	8,982	$44,687.15
Federal Bureau of Investigation	3,135	$12,132.44
Internal Revenue Service	2,415	$37,115.56
National Park Service	1,193	$40,865.60
Forest Service	895	$41,874.42
Social Security Administration	846	$46,433.00
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	794	$59,459.25
National Institutes of Health	592	$54,626.72
Small Business Administration	559	$42,564.59
Veterans Benefits Administration	481	$43,835.30
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	469	$47,070.81
National Cemetery Administration	377	$45,420.42
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	364	$46,856.37
Indian Affairs	363	$44,816.93
Food and Drug Administration	325	$49,167.53
Bureau of Citizenshp and Immigratn Services	311	$46,114.41
Federal Aviation Administration	292	$48,635.87
Bureau of Land Management	288	$43,409.85
Indian Health Service	280	$45,164.75
Drug Enforcement Administration	268	$29,334.92
Transportation Security Administration	266	$46,411.13
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	258	$45,361.68
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	249	$56,209.78
Natural Resources Conservation Service	237	$51,008.90
Department of Energy	221	$95,255.56
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection	218	$48,468.64
Agricultural Research Service	208	$50,850.97
Geological Survey	189	$49,475.03
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	179	$69,756.96
Federal Emergency Management Agency	174	$49,638.49
National Institute of Standards and Technology	165	$52,797.22
Department of State	144	$54,151.46
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	142	$6,543.20
Office of Comptroller of Currency	141	$74,092.31
Bureau of Reclamation	135	$42,840.03
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	119	$50,657.35
Federal Highway Administration	93	$53,827.24
U.S. Marshals Service	93	$50,577.96
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	87	$50,740.52
Agricultural Marketing Service	87	$47,358.33
Environmental Protection Agency	81	$59,101.43
Offices, Boards and Divisions	81	$56,914.53
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	79	$72,764.82
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	78	$46,276.09
Office of the Director	73	$53,054.08
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	72	$53,682.76
Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement	72	$49,831.46
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	68	$51,318.60
Office of Personnel Management	66	$46,403.67
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	63	$50,381.54
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	60	$48,859.67
Federal Communications Commission	60	$62,957.25
National Labor Relations Board	54	$52,088.33
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	49	$52,335.18
Public Buildings Service	43	$46,842.51
Patent and Trademark Office	42	$55,176.43
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	42	$50,839.00
Railroad Retirement Board	41	$42,963.80
Federal Student Aid	39	$55,637.95
National Science Foundation	38	$49,670.47
U.S. Secret Service	37	$50,152.74
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	36	$266.67
Farm Service Agency	36	$50,418.08
Maritime Administration	36	$54,061.72
National Credit Union Administration	35	$70,327.63
Securities and Exchange Commission	35	$73,145.97
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	35	$52,176.14
Office of Secretary of Transportation	33	$56,644.03
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	32	$48,649.25
Corporation for National and Community Service	32	$43,925.00
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	31	$51,171.32
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic	30	$55,218.83
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	30	$55,233.00
Peace Corps	30	$53,237.73
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	29	$51,089.86
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	29	$52,569.10
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration	29	$49,213.90
Food Safety and Inspection Service	28	$51,737.79
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	26	$54,705.92
National Archives and Records Administration	26	$39,216.58
Food and Nutrition Service	26	$50,785.23
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	26	$50,927.31
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	23	$50,519.52
Foreign Agricultural Service	23	$56,586.70
Departmental Administration	22	$54,706.73
Presidio Trust	22	$54,155.73
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	22	$51,255.95
Government Printing Office	22	$50,029.50
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	21	$70,075.10
Mine Safety and Health Administration	21	$47,548.95
Export-Import Bank of the United States	21	$75,782.86
Employment and Training Administration	19	$53,378.79
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	19	$56,756.11
Executive Office for Immigration Review	19	$50,598.84
Pretrial Services Agency	18	$55,598.00
Selective Service System	18	$54,074.94
U.S. Mint	18	$26,665.22
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	18	$54,749.89
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	18	$53,541.50
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	17	$63,899.71
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	17	$63,650.06
Langley Research Center	17	$50,928.88
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	17	$53,899.47
Federal Election Commission	16	$62,192.50
Rural Housing Service	16	$45,080.06
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	16	$58,358.81
Veterans Employment and Training Service	16	$50,779.69
Federal Railroad Administration	16	$54,797.88
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	16	$47,463.44
Assistant Secretary for Administration	15	$57,757.60
Office of Management and Budget	15	$81,254.40
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	14	$42,247.23
Risk Management Agency	14	$54,378.14
Agency for International Development	14	$59,083.57
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	14	$50,317.86
Headquarters, Nasa	14	$63,016.79
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	14	$45,392.79
Federal Transit Administration	14	$59,114.36
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	14	$51,173.14
Rural Utilities Service	13	$51,474.62
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	13	$53,764.23
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	13	$63,332.54
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	13	$65,937.00
Broadcasting Board of Governors	13	$60,304.08
Wage and Hour Division	13	$50,252.62
Office for Civil Rights	13	$44,788.69
Administration for Children and Families	13	$54,131.15
National Gallery of Art	12	$56,774.83
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	12	$57,027.75
Bureau of Labor Statistics	12	$55,551.92
Program Support Center	12	$51,144.75
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	12	$43,635.33
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	11	$62,519.45
Farm Credit Administration	11	$78,977.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	11	$51,775.91
Health Resources and Services Administration	11	$58,210.18
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	10	$57,492.80
Offices of the Regional Administrators	10	$9,485.00
Office of Administrative Services	10	$53,036.00
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	10	$70,397.70
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	10	$48,923.90
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	10	$57,429.40
Federal Trade Commission	10	$62,000.30
Office of Secretary of Labor	9	$61,953.22
Federal Acquisition Service	9	$51,666.33
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	9	$44,664.33
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	9	$89,991.44
National Endowment for the Humanities	8	$55,065.38
U.S. Trustee Program	8	$55,041.75
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	8	$52,482.33
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	8	$62,570.25
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	8	$69,474.88
Federal Maritime Commission	8	$52,023.75
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	8	$53,760.75
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	8	$65,538.00
National Transportation Safety Board	8	$60,422.75
Departmental Offices	8	$50,675.88
National Appeals Division	8	$49,846.63
U.S. International Trade Commission	7	$58,987.43
Bureau of Transportation Statistics	7	$55,096.14
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	7	$48,468.14
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	7	$61,871.29
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	7	$50,859.57
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	7	$55,337.43
Office of Special Counsel	7	$58,876.71
Armed Forces Retirement Home	7	$56,824.86
International Trade Administration	6	$58,549.83
U.S. Coast Guard	6	$47,741.33
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	6	$49,905.00
Coop State Research, Educ, & Exten Service	6	$58,399.50
Economic Research Service	6	$67,701.00
Board of Veterans Appeals	5	$38,739.20
Council of Economic Advisers	5	$52,800.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	5	$56,629.80
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	5	$66,373.20
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	5	$66,060.60
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	5	$47,777.20
Goddard Space Flight Center	5	$63,025.20
Ames Research Center	5	$72,042.60
Office of National Drug Control Policy	5	$74,190.80
Consumer Product Safety Commission	5	$43,797.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	5	$23,685.50
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	4	$43,866.25
Federal Housing Finance Agency	4	$72,081.50
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	4	$46,414.50
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	4	$75,164.75
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	4	$55,771.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	4	$49,740.50
International-American Foundation	4	$45,901.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	4	$52,253.25
John F. Kennedy Space Center	4	$50,623.50
John C. Stennis Space Center	4	$54,140.50
Office of Postsecondary Education	4	$63,173.50
Office of Communications and Outreach	4	$53,181.75
Office of Management (Department of Education)	4	$57,409.50
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	4	$56,254.25
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	3	$65,347.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	3	$75,686.00
Office of Administration	3	$50,769.00
Office of Innovation and Improvement	3	$49,493.33
Trade and Development Agency	3	$63,536.33
Civil Rights	3	$57,290.00
Administration for Community Living	3	$57,277.67
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	3	$45,426.33
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	3	$64,715.00
National Agricultural Statistics Service	3	$55,389.00
Minority Business Development Agency	3	$50,584.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	3	$56,378.00
National Protection and Programs Directorate	3	$54,574.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	2	$57,235.00
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	2	$64,039.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	2	$65,048.50
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity	2	$68,051.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	2	$56,180.00
Office of Justice Programs	2	$59,393.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary Intergovernmental & International Affairs	2	$74,076.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	2	$59,368.50
Rural Business-Cooperative Service	2	$51,982.00
Office of Labor-Management Standards	2	$63,281.50
Merit Systems Protection Board	2	$53,183.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	2	$61,052.50
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	2	$85,351.50
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education)	2	$44,846.00
Bureau of Economic Analysis	2	$71,701.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	2	$58,428.00
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	2	$52,893.00
Economic Development Administration	2	$52,734.50
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	2	$88,158.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	2	$60,050.00
Surface Transportation Board	2	$59,723.00
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer	2	$56,570.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$64,699.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	1	$64,699.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	1	$65,969.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$58,428.00
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency	1	$71,467.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	1	$51,230.00
Institute of Education Sciences	1	$64,699.00
Appalachian Regional Commission	1	$65,969.00
Marine Mammal Commission	1	$76,685.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (General Services Administration)	1	$64,699.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	1	$71,467.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	1	$63,251.00
Office of Emergency Response and Recovery	1	$56,364.00
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	1	$69,634.00
National Security Council	1	$47,893.00
International Boundary Commission: U.S. and Canada	1	$61,382.00
Commission of Fine Arts	1	$59,723.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	1	$67,801.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	1	$96,666.00
National Technical Information Service	1	$52,579.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	1	$51,230.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	1	$64,136.00
Ous for Science and Technology	1	$54,809.00
Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission	1	$41,494.00
Office of the Executive Secretariat	1	$58,428.00
Assistant Secretary for Congress & Intergovernmental Relations	1	$78,703.00
Immediate Office Assistant Secretary Congress & Legislation Affairs	1	$61,382.00
Women's Bureau	1	$58,428.00
Office of the Chief Economist	1	$49,437.00
Office of Field Policy and Management	1	$78,703.00
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	1	$52,579.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (Department of Labor)	1	$49,437.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$58,442.00
Government National Mortgage Association	1	$67,801.00
Denali Commission	1	$53,945.00
Homeland Security Staff	1	$47,938.00

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant is $42,469.86. The highest paid Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant made $162,500 in 2017.

Common Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Payscales

Payscale	Number of Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Employees
GS - General Schedule	33,885
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	3,519
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	732
ZS - Administrative Support	274
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	266
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	237
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	179
CG - Corporate Graded	179
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	141
IC - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	87
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	75
CE - Contract Education--year Long	71
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	55
CY - Contract Education--school Year	51
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	36
CU - Credit Union Employees	35
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	35
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	32
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	30
NU - Nnsa Technician And Admin Support	22
PG - Printing Office Grades	21
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	11
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	9
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	4
PU - Gpo, White-collar, 10% Night Rate	1

Starting Paygrade:	$18,785.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-1, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade:	$57,015.00 / 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
Construction Control Technical	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Sales Store Clerical	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Data Transcriber	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Animal Health Technician	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Management and Program Clerical and Assistance	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9

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Average Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Pay Trend from 2004 to 2017

In 2004, the average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was $34,088. Since then, the average pay has increased to $42,470 in 2017.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0303.