Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant - Federal Salaries of 2006

Pay Rates for "Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant"

How much does a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant in the federal government get paid? $36,532.01* *Based on the 2006 average.

55,461 EMPLOYEES

$2.02B TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was the 2nd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2006, with 55,461 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2006, the Veterans Health Administration hired the most employees titled Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant, with an average salary of $36,794.

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
Veterans Health Administration	14,786	$36,794.08
Bureau of the Census	6,955	$28,753.79
Internal Revenue Service	5,316	$30,849.24
Federal Bureau of Investigation	2,326	$45,004.59
National Park Service	1,967	$31,484.19
Social Security Administration	1,658	$35,468.07
National Institutes of Health	1,234	$41,646.54
Office of Personnel Management	1,111	$28,845.88
Federal Emergency Management Agency	936	$34,753.99
Forest Service	915	$36,749.03
Veterans Benefits Administration	674	$34,712.05
Federal Aviation Administration	637	$39,272.07
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	580	$29,687.50
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	541	$36,335.75
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	529	$50,196.70
Customs and Border Protection	529	$36,350.24
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	506	$39,124.97
Drug Enforcement Administration	483	$39,431.98
Citizenship and Immigration Services	469	$40,699.54
Department of Energy	453	$57,438.15
Department of State	414	$38,014.01
Natural Resources Conservation Service	393	$38,761.25
Indian Affairs	390	$34,575.86
U.S. Coast Guard	378	$40,456.72
Bureau of Land Management	354	$34,513.62
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	345	$42,205.65
Offices, Boards and Divisions	331	$35,560.85
Small Business Administration	303	$33,757.03
Food and Drug Administration	302	$42,929.25
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	298	$49,747.84
Geological Survey	295	$41,639.04
Environmental Protection Agency	268	$43,225.43
National Cemetery Administration	236	$38,118.39
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	235	$42,200.25
Agricultural Research Service	220	$41,830.21
Indian Health Service	206	$37,778.95
Federal Highway Administration	188	$40,618.25
Employment Standards Administration	187	$40,886.71
U.S. Secret Service	183	$31,929.43
Agricultural Marketing Service	171	$37,909.74
Bureau of Reclamation	168	$34,629.17
Financial Management Service	162	$38,782.30
U.S. Marshals Service	157	$41,503.74
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	153	$47,269.95
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	150	$42,823.44
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	148	$40,166.74
Office of Comptroller of Currency	139	$52,239.73
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	130	$39,356.65
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean	127	$39,162.03
Federal Communications Commission	123	$46,173.54
National Science Foundation	119	$45,757.85
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	113	$44,150.59
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	109	$41,585.56
Public Buildings Service	107	$39,592.39
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	107	$56,852.97
National Labor Relations Board	100	$43,654.13
Securities and Exchange Commission	98	$48,914.01
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest	96	$41,305.14
Patent and Trademark Office	95	$44,278.23
National Institute of Standards and Technology	91	$39,712.27
Farm Service Agency	90	$38,894.61
Government Printing Office	84	$40,239.33
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	81	$39,355.73
National Archives and Records Administration	80	$30,885.51
Export-Import Bank of the United States	79	$54,990.47
Office of the Director	79	$39,355.59
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii	75	$41,258.33
Peace Corps	75	$39,049.19
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation., & Enforcement	73	$42,487.22
Rural Housing Service	71	$33,765.89
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	71	$36,322.99
Federal Student Aid	71	$42,658.07
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic	71	$41,253.62
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	66	$42,842.09
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	66	$40,873.88
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	63	$36,760.13
Foreign Agricultural Service	62	$45,173.71
Executive Office for Immigration Review	61	$30,255.51
Program Support Center	61	$45,041.69
Office of Management and Budget	60	$49,180.43
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey	60	$41,460.17
Maritime Administration	57	$39,096.81
U.S. Mint	56	$43,786.54
Federal Railroad Administration	53	$40,714.98
Federal Trade Commission	52	$43,257.37
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains	52	$41,930.81
Veterans Employment and Training Service	50	$41,099.00
Headquarters, Nasa	49	$49,727.00
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	46	$51,863.59
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	46	$42,403.65
Transportation Security Administration	45	$37,918.96
John F. Kennedy Space Center	44	$36,931.64
Goddard Space Flight Center	43	$33,018.91
Food and Nutrition Service	43	$41,147.07
National Credit Union Administration	42	$44,000.86
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	41	$38,398.61
Railroad Retirement Board	40	$43,540.35
Bureau of the Public Debt	38	$30,133.71
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	38	$32,602.05
Broadcasting Board of Governors	38	$49,159.53
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	37	$38,998.46
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	36	$44,745.42
Corporation for National and Community Service	36	$41,623.88
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration	35	$38,911.26
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	35	$47,686.06
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	34	$37,023.29
Presidio Trust	34	$45,994.76
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	33	$42,304.09
Office for Civil Rights	33	$40,461.76
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	32	$42,017.22
Federal Supply Service	32	$41,382.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	32	$38,580.94
Employment and Training Administration	32	$47,123.94
Administration for Children and Families	31	$41,152.10
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	31	$50,814.55
Office of Secretary of Transportation	31	$47,667.58
Health Resources and Services Administration	30	$47,211.77
U.S. Trustee Program	29	$44,402.97
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	29	$47,664.28
National Gallery of Art	29	$44,214.10
International Trade Administration	28	$43,826.61
U.S. International Trade Commission	28	$46,683.14
U.S. Agency for International Development	28	$50,674.61
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	26	$42,298.58
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	26	$40,179.08
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	25	$39,689.64
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	25	$40,864.08
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	24	$46,405.13
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	24	$50,446.83
Selective Service System	23	$44,754.26
Food Safety and Inspection Service	23	$39,653.30
Office of the Secretary, Research and Technology	23	$43,619.78
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight	23	$52,302.74
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office	22	$43,039.14
Pretrial Services Agency	22	$44,393.18
Federal Transit Administration	22	$42,395.91
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	21	$50,440.57
U.S. Institute of Peace	21	$34,824.38
Departmental Administration	21	$39,225.86
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	21	$44,213.14
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England	21	$39,381.62
Bureau of Labor Statistics	20	$40,316.95
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	20	$33,750.80
Office of Secretary of Labor	20	$48,406.10
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	20	$51,863.60
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development	19	$32,793.79
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	19	$30,049.11
National Transportation Safety Board	19	$49,583.37
Economic Research Service	19	$50,021.84
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	19	$46,453.63
National Agricultural Statistics Service	18	$43,148.28
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	18	$33,512.61
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	17	$46,558.94
Mine Safety and Health Administration	17	$40,557.18
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska	17	$37,207.59
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains	16	$36,786.50
Departmental Offices	16	$40,538.69
National Endowment for the Arts	15	$40,552.67
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	15	$56,233.13
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	15	$49,001.27
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	14	$33,184.79
Office of Postsecondary Education	14	$47,636.14
Federal Election Commission	14	$42,988.21
Risk Management Agency	14	$39,808.29
Office of Thrift Supervision	14	$56,626.00
Ames Research Center	14	$54,477.07
Office of National Drug Control Policy	13	$49,020.85
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	13	$37,323.08
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	13	$42,418.54
Council of Economic Advisers	13	$56,228.85
Offices of the Regional Administrators	13	$12,795.75
Office of Vocational and Adult Education	12	$47,588.83
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education	12	$48,998.17
Office of Justice Programs	12	$34,409.08
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	12	$49,358.67
Office of Management (Department of Education)	12	$47,901.42
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity	12	$50,597.58
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	11	$47,337.64
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management	11	$41,959.55
Office of Administration	11	$41,008.18
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	10	$44,432.80
Office of Disability Employment Policy	10	$38,392.30
Office of the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Department	10	$31,436.10
National Endowment for the Humanities	10	$42,821.90
Immigration Office of Secretary of Education	10	$46,537.30
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	10	$50,412.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	9	$51,275.67
Morris K. Udall & Stewart L. Udall Foundation	9	$29,427.89
International-American Foundation	9	$39,428.33
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	9	$53,498.00
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	9	$49,820.00
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	9	$53,190.11
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management	9	$50,823.22
Office of Communications and Outreach	8	$39,659.75
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	8	$41,922.88
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	8	$45,578.38
Federal Maritime Commission	8	$46,135.00
Federal Technology Service	8	$40,629.88
Employee Benefits Security Administration	8	$40,957.00
Office of the Human Resources Management	8	$43,818.00
Minority Business Development Agency	8	$43,461.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	8	$51,536.50
Farm Credit Administration	7	$49,356.29
Federal Labor Relations Authority	7	$58,459.57
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration	7	$50,779.86
Board of Veterans Appeals	7	$39,808.00
Consumer Product Safety Commission	7	$42,124.00
Institute of Education Sciences	7	$43,955.86
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security)	7	$35,825.57
National Appeals Division	7	$33,017.57
Economic Development Administration	7	$43,660.00
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	7	$51,316.86
National Security Council	6	$53,939.67
National Telecommunications and Information Administration	6	$43,185.33
John C. Stennis Space Center	6	$42,672.17
Government National Mortgage Association	6	$49,200.17
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	6	$44,811.50
Office of Special Counsel	6	$37,929.83
Department of Housing and Urban Development	6	$42,872.17
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture)	5	$30,701.80
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	5	$42,838.80
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury)	5	$52,267.00
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	5	$40,312.40
Bureau of Economic Analysis	5	$40,354.40
Office of Innovation and Improvement	5	$44,180.80
	5	$45,701.20
Dryden Flight Research Center	5	$42,847.40
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	5	$46,859.40
Assistant Secretary for Congress & Intergovernmental Relations	5	$47,267.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs	5	$46,567.40
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	4	$49,410.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Education)	4	$50,465.00
National Technical Information Service	4	$36,144.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor)	4	$33,853.25
Office of Governmentwide Policy	4	$31,040.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	4	$38,973.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	4	$39,926.25
Commission on Civil Rights	4	$36,443.00
Federal Housing Finance Board	4	$31,643.25
Trade and Development Agency	4	$41,768.00
Office of the Executive Secretariat	4	$43,392.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture)	4	$46,012.75
Office of Departmental Operations and Coordinator	4	$44,337.50
National Mediation Board	4	$49,755.75
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation	4	$44,770.50
Science and Technology Directorate	3	$43,340.00
Civil Rights	3	$42,814.33
Rural Business-Cooperative Service	3	$40,089.33
Armed Forces Retirement Home	3	$59,453.33
Department of Veterans Affairs	3	$47,531.33
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies	3	$48,466.33
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs	3	$39,298.33
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture	3	$54,173.33
Rural Utilities Service	3	$32,437.00
Office of Field Policy and Management	3	$38,835.00
Langley Research Center	3	$26,684.33
Bureau of Industry and Security	3	$46,447.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	3	$37,176.00
Women's Bureau	3	$38,970.00
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Education)	3	$38,601.67
Administration for Community Living	3	$53,001.33
Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control	3	$52,948.67
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution	3	$58,033.33
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity	3	$49,498.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	3	$46,928.67
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation	3	$51,952.33
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	3	$59,577.67
Appalachian Regional Commission	2	$56,261.50
Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs	2	$48,056.50
National Capital Planning Commission	2	$40,903.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	2	$31,302.00
American Battle Monuments Commission	2	$41,798.00
Office of the Chief Economist	2	$35,935.00
Merit Systems Protection Board	2	$39,479.00
Office of Government Ethics	2	$43,447.00
Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technology	2	$46,746.00
Marine Mammal Commission	2	$44,039.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	2	$41,934.50
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools	2	$46,810.00
Council on Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Quality	2	$38,953.50
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development	2	$38,273.50
Immediate Office of the Administrator	2	$37,064.50
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation	2	$27,131.00
National Institute for Literacy	2	$31,578.00
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness	2	$42,170.00
Assistant Secretary for Diversity & Inclusion	1	$66,939.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget	1	$63,320.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy & Planning	1	$70,558.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	1	$21,602.00
Community Relations Service	1	$44,931.00
Commission of Fine Arts	1	$51,440.00
Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer	1	$51,440.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (General Services Administration)	1	$47,380.00
Us-Visit	1	$51,440.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	1	$41,965.00
Board of Contract Appeals	1	$44,672.00
Economics and Statistics Administration	1	$49,343.00
Bureau of International Labor Affairs	1	$52,335.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (Department of Labor)	1	$55,326.00
Chemical Safety/Hazard Investigation Board	1	$50,839.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program & Data Analysis	1	$57,322.00
National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics	1	$58,968.00
Office of English Language Acquisition	1	$62,566.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Resolution & Administration	1	$57,628.00
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management	1	$57,628.00
Office of Assistant Secretary Public & Intergovernmental Affairs	1	$49,397.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Intergovernmental Affairs	1	$64,213.00
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation	1	$38,902.00
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	1	$53,830.00
U.S. Commission on Internatl Religious Freedom	1	$38,000.00
U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission	1	$43,410.00
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	1	$61,510.00
Office of General Counsel (General Services Administration)	1	$30,036.00
Surface Transportation Board	1	$32,565.00
African Development Foundation	1	$47,669.00

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant is $36,532.01. The highest paid Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant made $130,372 in 2006.

Common Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Payscales

Payscale	Number of Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant Employees
GS - General Schedule	52,491
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	440
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	365
CG - Corporate Graded	298
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	286
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	272
ZS - Administrative Support	219
VC - Canteen Service	186
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	152
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	139
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	98
CE - Contract Education--year Long	81
PG - Printing Office Grades	81
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	78
CY - Contract Education--school Year	50
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	45
CU - Credit Union Employees	42
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	34
MA - Milk Marketing	25
OF - Ofc Of Fed Housing Enterprise Oversight	23
HU - Haskell Indian Nations Univ Demo Project	19
TG - Ofc Of Thrift Supervision Salary Schedul	14
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	8
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	7
TS - Federal Housing Finance Board Step Sys.	4
PJ - Gpo, Afge, 12% Night Rate	2
PU - Gpo, White-collar, 10% Night Rate	1
FO - Foreign Service Officers	1

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 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant was $34,088. Since then, the average pay has increased to $45,699 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0303.