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Program Manager - Federal Salaries of 2019

Pay Rates for "Program Manager"

How much does a Program Manager in the federal government get paid? $147,691.39* *Based on the 2019 average.
9,834 EMPLOYEES
$1.38B TOTAL SALARY
GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Program Manager was the 33rd most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2019, with 9,834 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2019, the Internal Revenue Service hired the most employees titled Program Management, with an average salary of $135,837.

Agencies that have hired a Program Manager

Agency Employees Hired Average Salary
Internal Revenue Service 1,177 $135,836.73
Customs and Border Protection 812 $144,245.23
Forest Service 677 $109,408.56
Federal Aviation Administration 615 $165,761.35
Veterans Health Administration 463 $111,618.77
Department of Energy 398 $169,367.14
Transportation Security Administration 392 $148,099.93
Bureau of Land Management 340 $118,720.75
U.S. Agency for International Development 242 $168,222.89
Environmental Protection Agency 237 $178,836.75
Small Business Administration 184 $152,235.57
Office of Personnel Management 184 $142,775.90
Federal Highway Administration 172 $152,121.15
Veterans Benefits Administration 164 $160,001.09
Federal Bureau of Investigation 161 $159,078.95
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 140 $170,232.30
Federal Emergency Management Agency 140 $136,313.41
Indian Affairs 128 $127,844.19
Bureau of the Fiscal Service 123 $155,418.32
Bureau of Reclamation 113 $140,488.97
Bureau of the Census 112 $159,160.34
Citizenship and Immigration Services 106 $160,770.22
Department of State 99 $145,849.01
National Park Service 96 $142,744.38
Office of the Secretary of the Interior 87 $166,034.68
Foreign Agricultural Service 84 $147,754.05
Food Safety and Inspection Service 84 $154,230.31
National Protection and Programs Directorate 72 $151,328.57
Peace Corps 72 $152,979.36
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 69 $143,553.87
U.S. Coast Guard 69 $143,033.44
Federal Acquisition Service 63 $165,473.44
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 62 $161,510.10
Immigration and Customs Enforcement 61 $154,239.93
Selective Service System 61 $129,743.98
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 58 $165,448.97
Food and Nutrition Service 56 $160,327.38
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters 56 $165,169.96
Employment and Training Administration 49 $166,720.35
National Science Foundation 47 $173,424.51
Offices, Boards and Divisions 43 $156,565.19
Social Security Administration 43 $169,355.86
Office of Secretary of Transportation 39 $179,472.74
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics 38 $153,404.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology 38 $146,044.47
Goddard Space Flight Center 38 $156,090.76
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 36 $174,234.44
Public Buildings Service 34 $168,418.00
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 33 $169,082.42
Food and Drug Administration 33 $159,580.15
Securities and Exchange Commission 32 $252,109.88
Risk Management Agency 31 $129,554.77
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 31 $161,908.39
National Archives and Records Administration 28 $157,248.00
Science and Technology Directorate 28 $171,059.36
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice) 27 $159,662.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 26 $181,778.04
Geological Survey 24 $150,253.78
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement 23 $153,758.48
National Labor Relations Board 23 $175,248.52
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust) 23 $160,389.57
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 23 $159,198.52
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 22 $152,674.64
Federal Transit Administration 20 $173,446.05
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 19 $161,225.16
Departmental Offices 18 $157,935.67
Headquarters, Nasa 18 $161,584.61
Office of Justice Programs 17 $160,990.60
National Cemetery Administration 17 $168,760.29
Indian Health Service 17 $161,976.82
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 16 $159,382.94
Patent and Trademark Office 16 $172,168.13
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance 15 $140,151.33
National Institute of Standards and Technology 15 $166,466.50
Federal Student Aid 13 $180,433.08
Program Support Center 13 $140,225.23
National Transportation Safety Board 13 $184,664.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 12 $132,781.08
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture) 12 $152,890.67
Consumer Product Safety Commission 12 $168,277.25
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 12 $172,972.83
Presidio Trust 12 $138,643.58
National Institutes of Health 11 $139,908.18
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs) 11 $154,144.09
Office of Comptroller of Currency 11 $230,573.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 11 $177,386.30
Mine Safety and Health Administration 11 $179,868.30
National Technical Information Service 11 $136,565.45
Office Secretary Health and Human Services 10 $164,902.10
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 10 $153,785.30
Rural Utilities Service 10 $168,403.90
U.S. Secret Service 10 $158,168.80
Maritime Administration 9 $174,010.00
Health Resources and Services Administration 9 $186,587.56
Offices of the Regional Administrators 9 $143,293.56
Federal Railroad Administration 9 $179,786.11
Office of Governmentwide Policy 9 $175,719.11
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8 $162,364.00
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 8 $147,794.00
Administration for Children and Families 8 $174,341.13
Community Relations Service 7 $165,182.43
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture) 7 $160,346.57
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean 7 $142,093.43
Departmental Administration 7 $165,485.14
Veterans Customer Exper (Vce) 7 $142,129.14
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Resolution Management 6 $134,014.17
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 6 $171,410.83
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Homeland Security) 6 $176,639.00
U.S. Mint 6 $164,369.80
U.S. Marshals Service 6 $173,323.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Midwest 6 $150,481.67
Federal Maritime Commission 6 $168,773.67
Broadcasting Board of Governors 5 $141,413.00
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 5 $173,747.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority 5 $172,501.40
Fpac Business Center 5 $137,955.20
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs) 5 $178,112.40
Immediate Office of the Administrator 5 $179,970.00
Government Printing Office 5 $136,725.00
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement 5 $178,525.20
Administration for Community Living 5 $165,487.40
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration 5 $166,722.20
Executive Office for Immigration Review 5 $168,768.40
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management 5 $149,197.50
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration) 5 $185,331.20
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives 5 $185,223.60
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce) 4 $183,700.00
Veterans Employment and Training Service 4 $155,240.75
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest 4 $153,207.75
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 4 $156,659.50
Office of the General Counsel (Department of Agriculture) 4 $166,394.25
Drug Enforcement Administration 4 $186,532.75
Langley Research Center 4 $141,267.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii 4 $158,576.25
Office of the Committee for Purchase from People Blind 3 $132,856.33
Rural Housing Service 3 $173,112.33
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 3 $159,156.67
American Battle Monuments Commission 3 $147,089.33
Office of Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic 3 $156,636.00
Office of the Director 3 $136,232.00
Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control 3 $133,422.00
Office of Mission Assurance 3 $165,411.67
Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission 3 $131,481.00
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 3 $173,627.33
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 3 $163,076.00
Federal Trade Commission 3 $166,500.00
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency) 3 $237,012.67
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology 3 $153,862.67
Office for Civil Rights 2 $192,300.00
Office of Disability Employment Policy 2 $179,400.00
Immigration Office Assistant Secretary Operations, Security, and Preparedness 2 $190,017.50
Exe Dir for Identity, Cred, Access Management 2 $163,661.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 2 $152,140.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education) 2 $188,533.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services) 2 $192,300.00
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Resolution & Administration 2 $178,900.00
Export-Import Bank of the United States 2 $168,889.00
Office of Postsecondary Education 2 $182,476.50
Immediate Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy & Planning 2 $164,550.00
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service 2 $189,016.00
Office of Vocational and Adult Education 2 $99,172.00
Commission on Civil Rights 2 $156,678.00
Agricultural Marketing Service 2 $168,338.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior) 2 $139,913.00
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program 2 $189,600.00
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 2 $186,943.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey 2 $165,986.50
Office of Secretary of Labor 2 $0.00
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 2 $175,104.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 2 $191,819.50
Ames Research Center 2 $166,500.00
Office of the Executive Secretariat 2 $130,865.00
Natural Resources Conservation Service 2 $159,854.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce) 2 $180,501.50
Office of Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska 2 $164,187.00
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development 2 $168,872.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Great Plains 1 $139,979.00
Dryden Flight Research Center 1 $124,343.00
Merit Systems Protection Board 1 $192,300.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration 1 $0.00
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 1 $176,900.00
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution 1 $165,417.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor) 1 $0.00
Office of Civil Rights (General Services Administration) 1 $190,925.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Labor) 1 $0.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains 1 $157,067.00
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 1 $173,230.00
Civil Rights 1 $178,324.00
Denali Commission 1 $90,264.00
Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (General Services Administration) 1 $155,000.00
International Joint Commission: U.S. & Canada 1 $166,374.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary Security & Law Enforcement 1 $94,617.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor) 1 $179,782.00
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 1 $174,052.00
Homeland Security Staff 1 $184,225.00
Office of Public Affairs 1 $0.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration) 1 $165,417.00
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture 1 $192,300.00
Administrative Conference of the United States 1 $176,900.00
Office of General Services Administration Innovative Technologies 1 $166,500.00
Agricultural Research Service 1 $186,530.00
Office of Administrative Services 1 $180,430.00
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 1 $184,567.00
Pretrial Services Agency 1 $192,300.00
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 1 $191,858.00
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management 1 $144,538.00
Institute of Education Sciences 1 $192,300.00
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System 1 $152,352.00
Marine Mammal Commission 1 $71,901.00
Office of Senior Coordinator for New England 1 $164,074.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 1 $166,500.00
National Endowment for the Humanities 1 $176,900.00
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 1 $174,500.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Treasury) 1 $166,500.00
Arctic Research Commission 1 $176,900.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 1 $176,900.00
Government National Mortgage Association 1 $160,822.00
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office 1 $143,847.00
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management 1 $151,633.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs 1 $0.00
U.S. International Trade Commission 1 $172,410.00
Wage and Hour Division 1 $0.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Emergency Management 1 $169,045.00
Bureau of International Labor Affairs 1 $165,000.00
National Endowment for the Arts 1 $176,623.00
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1 $181,433.00
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center 1 $160,916.00
Office of Advocacy and Outreach 1 $166,500.00
John C. Stennis Space Center 1 $104,821.00
Office of Assistant Secretary Public & Intergovernmental Affairs 1 $173,343.00

Program Manager Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Program Manager is $147,691.39. The highest paid Program Manager made $331,175 in 2019.

Common Program Manager Payscales

Payscale Number of Program Management Employees
GS - General Schedule 5,223
ES - Senior Executive Service 1,865
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only 992
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan 462
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives 310
EV - Federal Aviation Administration Executive Compensation Plan 146
FE - Senior Foreign Service 105
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified 92
SW - Transportation Security Administration Executives 82
FO - Foreign Service Officers 78
FP - Foreign Service Personnel 69
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions 62
EX - Executive Pay 57
ZA - Administrative 49
SL - Senior Level Positions 45
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule 38
SO - Executive Positions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under The Es Pay Pla 31
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path 28
EJ - The Department Of Energy Organization Act Excepted Service 22
EN - National Nuclear Security Administration Excepted Service Only 19
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only 11
GM - Employees Covered By The Performance Management And Recognition System (pmrs) Termination Provisions 8
SR - Statutory Rates Not Elsewhere Specified 6
PG - Printing Office Grades 5
IG - Inspectors General Whose Rate Of Basic Pay Is Set At Level Iii Of The Executive Schedule Plus 3 Percent 4
EE - Expert (other) 4
FJ - Officials On Noncareer Appointments 4
EI - Advisory Committee Member (other) 4
FG - Similar To The General Schedule 2
LL - Executives At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 2
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency 1
CE - Contract Education--year Long 1
EH - Advisory Committee Member (5 U.s.c. 3109) 1
ZZ - Nonapplicable 1
SN - Senior Level System 1
CN - Bureau Of Consumer Financial Protect(cfpb) Independent Agcy Within The Fed Res Syst(use By Cfpb Only) 1
ZP - Scientific And Engineering Professional 1
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay 1
IT - Employees Appointed And Compensated Under Section 306(b)(1) Of The Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief 1

Average Program Management Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Program Manager was $111,519. Since then, the average pay has increased to $156,885 in 2021.


Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0340.

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