Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant - Federal Salaries of 2018

Pay Rates for "Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant"

How much does a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant in the federal government get paid? $43,514.48* *Based on the 2018 average.

39,975 EMPLOYEES

$1.6B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was the 7th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2018, with 39,975 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2018, the Bureau of the Census hired the most employees titled Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant, with an average salary of $33,762.

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	10,066	$33,762.32
Veterans Health Administration	8,987	$44,682.22
Federal Bureau of Investigation	3,096	$46,729.69
Internal Revenue Service	2,360	$37,315.75
National Park Service	1,144	$41,147.90
Forest Service	870	$42,234.40
Social Security Administration	836	$46,511.77
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	790	$59,529.39
National Institutes of Health	587	$54,606.94
Small Business Administration	556	$42,548.38
Veterans Benefits Administration	493	$43,692.51
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	469	$47,367.64
National Cemetery Administration	377	$45,448.07
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	361	$46,907.96
Indian Affairs	359	$45,001.84
Bureau of Citizenshp and Immigratn Services	322	$45,958.43
Food and Drug Administration	314	$49,205.56
Federal Aviation Administration	291	$48,677.22
Bureau of Land Management	282	$43,519.26
Indian Health Service	280	$45,263.19
Drug Enforcement Administration	264	$54,925.46
Transportation Security Administration	263	$46,495.39
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	259	$45,546.75
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	252	$56,197.40
Natural Resources Conservation Service	237	$51,045.16
U.S. Coast Guard	226	$50,712.22
Department of Energy	217	$97,251.43
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection	215	$48,313.31
Agricultural Research Service	207	$50,923.05
Geological Survey	188	$49,705.22
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	179	$69,993.35
Federal Emergency Management Agency	173	$49,576.87
National Institute of Standards and Technology	166	$53,984.87
Office of Comptroller of Currency	144	$74,030.74
Department of State	143	$54,061.37
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	140	$62,937.00
Bureau of Reclamation	134	$43,007.28
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	118	$50,618.78
U.S. Marshals Service	94	$50,692.66
Federal Highway Administration	92	$53,956.55
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs	86	$51,134.54
Agricultural Marketing Service	85	$47,514.85
Environmental Protection Agency	81	$59,041.59
Offices, Boards and Divisions	79	$56,724.16
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	79	$72,783.30
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	78	$46,354.97
Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement	73	$49,888.66
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	73	$53,688.73
Office of the Director	72	$53,096.42
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	68	$51,445.12
Office of Personnel Management	65	$46,939.95
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	65	$50,316.23
Federal Communications Commission	60	$63,092.78
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	58	$48,884.57
National Labor Relations Board	54	$52,088.33
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	48	$52,312.21
Patent and Trademark Office	42	$56,665.69
Public Buildings Service	42	$47,016.05
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	42	$50,939.07
Railroad Retirement Board	41	$42,963.80
Federal Student Aid	38	$55,478.16
National Science Foundation	37	$50,278.54
Maritime Administration	37	$53,700.16
U.S. Secret Service	37	$56,887.73
Farm Service Agency	36	$50,455.75
National Credit Union Administration	35	$952.27
Securities and Exchange Commission	35	$73,157.40
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	35	$52,345.83
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection	34	$75,226.12
Office of Secretary of Transportation	34	$56,295.97
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	32	$49,081.34
Corporation for National and Community Service	32	$44,168.38
Peace Corps	32	$52,836.53
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	31	$51,353.77
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	30	$55,300.63
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic	30	$55,295.53
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	29	$52,569.10
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	29	$51,193.41
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration	29	$49,400.21
Food Safety and Inspection Service	28	$51,737.79
Food and Nutrition Service	26	$50,847.88
National Archives and Records Administration	26	$39,216.58
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	26	$50,984.92
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	26	$54,831.73
Foreign Agricultural Service	24	$56,651.87
Presidio Trust	24	$54,586.08
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	23	$50,625.83
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	22	$51,402.00
Departmental Administration	22	$54,706.73
Government Printing Office	22	$50,147.68
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	21	$70,075.10
Mine Safety and Health Administration	21	$47,684.95
Export-Import Bank of the United States	21	$75,782.86
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	19	$56,792.37
Executive Office for Immigration Review	19	$50,140.21
Employment and Training Administration	19	$53,521.21
Selective Service System	19	$53,636.58
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	18	$53,609.28
U.S. Mint	18	$54,383.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	18	$54,749.89
Pretrial Services Agency	18	$55,598.00
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	17	$48,030.59
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	17	$53,991.35
Langley Research Center	17	$50,928.88
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	17	$63,650.06
Veterans Employment and Training Service	16	$51,142.88
Rural Housing Service	16	$45,173.69
Federal Railroad Administration	16	$54,797.88
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	16	$63,884.94
Federal Election Commission	16	$62,192.50
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	16	$58,574.44
Assistant Secretary for Administration	15	$57,757.60
Office of Management and Budget	15	$81,388.93
Agency for International Development	14	$59,155.00
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	14	$45,482.00
Risk Management Agency	14	$54,481.50
Federal Transit Administration	14	$59,229.79
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	14	$51,289.29
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	14	$50,353.43
Headquarters, Nasa	14	$63,016.79
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	13	$41,523.25
Administration for Children and Families	13	$54,131.15
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	13	$63,409.46
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	13	$65,937.00
Broadcasting Board of Governors	13	$60,304.08
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	13	$57,040.38
Rural Utilities Service	13	$51,474.62
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	13	$54,135.77
Wage and Hour Division	13	$50,346.54
Office for Civil Rights	13	$45,450.77
Bureau of Labor Statistics	12	$55,551.92
Program Support Center	12	$51,144.75
Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals	12	$43,747.67
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	11	$62,519.45
Farm Credit Administration	11	$79,074.36
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	11	$51,775.91
Health Resources and Services Administration	11	$58,210.18
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	10	$57,824.50
Office of Administrative Services	10	$53,036.00
Offices of the Regional Administrators	10	$9,485.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	10	$48,923.90
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	10	$70,397.70
National Gallery of Art	10	$58,881.90
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	10	$88,900.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	10	$44,298.50
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	10	$57,429.40
Federal Trade Commission	10	$62,183.60
Office of Secretary of Labor	9	$61,953.22
National Transportation Safety Board	9	$59,005.89
Federal Acquisition Service	9	$51,927.22
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	8	$53,760.75
Departmental Offices	8	$50,714.13
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	8	$69,474.88
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	8	$62,570.25
Federal Maritime Commission	8	$52,023.75
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	8	$65,538.00
National Appeals Division	8	$50,443.38
National Endowment for the Humanities	8	$55,065.38
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	8	$61,147.88
U.S. Trustee Program	8	$55,041.75
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	8	$52,482.33
Armed Forces Retirement Home	7	$56,824.86
Coop State Research, Educ, & Exten Service	7	$57,476.00
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	7	$55,337.43
Bureau of Transportation Statistics	7	$55,096.14
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	7	$48,468.14
Office of Special Counsel	7	$59,138.57
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	7	$50,859.57
U.S. International Trade Commission	6	$59,694.17
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	6	$50,113.33
Economic Research Service	6	$67,701.00
International Trade Administration	6	$58,549.83
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	5	$66,060.60
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	5	$47,777.20
Ames Research Center	5	$72,042.60
Goddard Space Flight Center	5	$63,025.20
Office of National Drug Control Policy	5	$74,190.80
Consumer Product Safety Commission	5	$43,797.00
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
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	5	$47,171.00
Board of Veterans Appeals	5	$38,739.20
International-American Foundation	4	$45,951.00
John C. Stennis Space Center	4	$54,140.50
Office of Management (Department of Education)	4	$57,409.50
John F. Kennedy Space Center	4	$50,623.50
Office of Communications and Outreach	4	$53,181.75
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	4	$52,253.25
Office of Postsecondary Education	4	$63,173.50
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	4	$43,967.00
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	4	$43,866.25
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	4	$49,740.50
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	4	$56,254.25
Federal Housing Finance Agency	4	$72,081.50
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	4	$75,164.75
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	4	$46,414.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	4	$55,771.50
National Protection and Programs Directorate	3	$54,574.00
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
National Agricultural Statistics Service	3	$55,389.00
Civil Rights	3	$57,290.00
Minority Business Development Agency	3	$50,584.33
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	3	$64,715.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	3	$56,378.00
Office of Innovation and Improvement	3	$49,493.33
Office of Administration	3	$50,769.00
Trade and Development Agency	3	$63,536.33
Administration for Community Living	3	$57,277.67
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	3	$60,191.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	2	$56,180.00
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	2	$85,351.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary Intergovernmental & International Affairs	2	$74,076.00
Economic Development Administration	2	$52,734.50
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	2	$65,048.50
Bureau of Economic Analysis	2	$71,701.00
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer	2	$56,570.00
Office of Justice Programs	2	$59,393.50
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity	2	$68,051.50
Office of Labor-Management Standards	2	$63,281.50
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	2	$52,893.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	2	$59,368.50
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	2	$89,858.50
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education)	2	$44,846.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	2	$58,428.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	2	$61,052.50
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	2	$64,039.50
Surface Transportation Board	2	$59,723.00
Rural Business-Cooperative Service	2	$51,982.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	2	$57,235.00
Merit Systems Protection Board	2	$56,231.50
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$64,699.00
International Boundary Commission: U.S. and Canada	1	$61,382.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	1	$51,230.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$58,428.00
Assistant Secretary for Congress & Intergovernmental Relations	1	$78,703.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	1	$96,666.00
Office of Emergency Response and Recovery	1	$56,364.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	1	$71,467.00
Office of Field Policy and Management	1	$78,703.00
Ous for Science and Technology	1	$54,809.00
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	1	$69,634.00
Government National Mortgage Association	1	$67,801.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	1	$51,230.00
Commission of Fine Arts	1	$59,723.00
Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency	1	$71,467.00
Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission	1	$41,494.00
National Technical Information Service	1	$52,579.00
Marine Mammal Commission	1	$76,685.00
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	1	$52,579.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (Department of Labor)	1	$50,935.00
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	1	$63,251.00
Immediate Office Assistant Secretary Congress & Legislation Affairs	1	$61,382.00
Women's Bureau	1	$58,428.00
National Security Council	1	$47,893.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	1	$58,442.00
Denali Commission	1	$53,945.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	1	$67,801.00
Institute of Education Sciences	1	$64,699.00
Office of the Chief Economist	1	$49,437.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	1	$64,699.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	1	$65,969.00
Office of the Executive Secretariat	1	$58,428.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	1	$64,136.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (General Services Administration)	1	$64,699.00
Homeland Security Staff	1	$47,938.00

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant is $43,514.48. The highest paid Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant made $162,647 in 2018.

Common Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Payscales

Payscale	Number of Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Employees
GS - General Schedule	33,862
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	3,525
GL - Gs Emp Grades 3-10 Paid Leo Special Rate	728
ZS - Administrative Support	278
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	263
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	235
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	181
CG - Corporate Graded	179
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	144
IC - Federal Emergency Management Agency Use	87
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	77
CE - Contract Education--year Long	71
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	56
CY - Contract Education--school Year	51
CU - Credit Union Employees	35
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	35
CN - Bur Of (cfpb) An Indep Ag Within Frs	34
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	32
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	32
NU - Nnsa Technician And Admin Support	23
PG - Printing Office Grades	21
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	11
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	10
EL - Non-executive Positions At Fhfa	4
PU - Gpo, White-collar, 10% Night Rate	1

Starting Paygrade:	$19,543.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-1, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade:	$59,316.00 / 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 2018

In 2004, the average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was $34,088. Since then, the average pay has increased to $43,514 in 2018.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0303.