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 Technical	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Supply Clerical and Technician	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Closed Microphone Reporting	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Animal Health Technician	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Office Automation 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 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.