Support Services Administrator - Federal Salaries of 2021

Pay Rates for "Support Services Administrator"

How much does a Support Services Administrator in the federal government get paid? $86,747.70* *Based on the 2021 average.

1,663 EMPLOYEES

$143.48M TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Support Services Administrator was the 127th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2021, with 1,663 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service hired the most employees titled Support Services Administration, with an average salary of $88,085.

Government Support Services Administration jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. 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 all positions the primary duties of which involve supervising, directing, or planning and coordinating a variety of services functions that are principally work-supporting, i.e., those functions without which the operations of an organization or services to the public would be impaired, curtailed, or stopped. Such service functions include (but are not limited to) communications, procurement of administrative supplies and equipment, printing, reproduction, property management, space management, records management, mail service, facilities and equipment maintenance, and transportation.

Agencies that have hired a Support Services Administrator

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Internal Revenue Service	374	$88,084.82
Forest Service	359	$50,698.87
Veterans Benefits Administration	159	$71,079.23
Department of State	115	$100,262.51
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	56	$88,753.55
Office of the Chief Human Capital Office	45	$101,128.38
Social Security Administration	45	$129,501.47
Environmental Protection Agency	30	$118,387.47
Federal Emergency Management Agency	19	$102,306.47
Veterans Health Administration	18	$82,252.78
National Gallery of Art	16	$84,983.56
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	16	$97,036.13
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	16	$80,846.13
Executive Office for Immigration Review	14	$84,267.57
Indian Health Service	14	$88,313.29
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	14	$103,147.64
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	13	$97,075.08
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	13	$155,373.23
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	11	$110,787.73
National Institute of Standards and Technology	10	$99,774.00
Bureau of Labor Statistics	9	$129,856.00
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	9	$117,995.00
Fpac Business Center	8	$105,872.00
Offices, Boards and Divisions	8	$115,578.00
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	8	$121,422.13
Corporation for National and Community Service	8	$86,596.25
National Science Foundation	7	$156,261.00
National Labor Relations Board	7	$111,428.86
Department of Energy	7	$89,099.83
Food and Nutrition Service	7	$119,114.86
Bureau of Economic Analysis	7	$98,535.43
National Institutes of Health	7	$104,656.86
Peace Corps	7	$82,831.43
Office of Personnel Management	6	$95,651.50
Securities and Exchange Commission	6	$193,556.17
Federal Highway Administration	6	$103,323.50
U.S. Agency for International Development	6	$130,493.83
Commission on Civil Rights	6	$82,694.50
Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and the Office of U.s Attorneys	6	$112,103.00
U.S. Mint	6	$95,396.17
Office of Comptroller of Currency	6	$134,595.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	5	$133,339.80
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	5	$120,413.40
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	5	$96,814.20
Selective Service System	5	$72,682.20
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	5	$152,492.40
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	5	$135,010.40
Drug Enforcement Administration	4	$111,015.33
Federal Transit Administration	4	$98,011.50
Bureau of Reclamation	4	$89,053.00
Food and Drug Administration	4	$100,913.00
Rural Housing Service	4	$118,790.25
National Endowment for the Humanities	3	$110,174.67
Merit Systems Protection Board	3	$117,954.67
Patent and Trademark Office	3	$137,056.00
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	3	$215,462.33
	3	$117,421.00
Employment and Training Administration	3	$118,345.67
Mine Safety and Health Administration	3	$139,504.00
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	3	$114,328.33
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	3	$138,372.00
Federal Communications Commission	3	$92,740.33
Pretrial Services Agency	3	$122,210.00
Small Business Administration	3	$126,270.33
U.S. International Trade Commission	3	$123,825.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	3	$127,348.33
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	3	$84,617.00
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	2	$115,351.00
Bureau of Land Management	2	$57,136.00
National Park Service	2	$79,859.00
National Mediation Board	2	$106,094.50
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	2	$118,667.00
Office of Special Counsel	2	$125,428.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	2	$139,273.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	2	$81,363.00
Office of Management and Budget	2	$111,402.00
Architectural & Transportation Barrier Compliance Board	2	$75,667.50
U.S. Secret Service	2	$174,280.00
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	2	$151,285.50
Langley Research Center	2	$106,477.00
Goddard Space Flight Center	2	$88,822.50
National Archives and Records Administration	2	$86,291.50
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	2	$135,282.00
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission	1	$104,641.00
Office of National Drug Control Policy	1	$104,641.00
Railroad Retirement Board	1	$119,220.00
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	1	$62,133.00
National Transportation Safety Board	1	$174,000.00
Office of Secretary of Transportation	1	$72,750.00
Departmental Offices	1	$93,155.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	1	$49,157.00
General Counsel (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$72,154.00
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	1	$118,516.00
Export-Import Bank of the United States	1	$161,041.00
Federal Student Aid	1	$110,455.00
Farm Credit Administration	1	$1,317.00
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	1	$88,504.00
Presidio Trust	1	$64,827.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$129,114.00
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Resolution	1	$92,606.00
Geological Survey	1	$158,896.00
Office of the Solicitor (Department of Interior)	1	$96,420.00
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	1	$61,057.00
Federal Maritime Commission	1	$60,129.00
Headquarters, Nasa	1	$121,987.00
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	1	$174,300.00
Health Resources and Services Administration	1	$69,462.00
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	1	$70,382.00
U.S. Coast Guard	1	$70,831.00
Foreign Agricultural Service	1	$116,759.00
National Endowment for the Arts	1	$78,313.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	1	$147,534.00
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	1	$51,609.00
Bureau of the Census	1	$141,548.00
National Credit Union Administration	1	$0.00

Support Services Administrator Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Support Services Administrator is $86,747.70. The highest paid Support Services Administrator made $248,714 in 2021.

Common Support Services Administrator Payscales

Payscale	Number of Support Services Administration Employees
GS - General Schedule	1,498
ZA - Administrative	53
IR - Internal Revenue Service Broadband Classification And Pay System Positions Only	40
CG - Corporate Graded	12
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	9
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	7
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82, Subtitle G, Section	7
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions	7
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only	6
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay	6
ES - Senior Executive Service	4
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Positions Previously Defined Under Pay Plan Codes Ad, Es, Gm, And Gs	3
SL - Senior Level Positions	2
ZS - Administrative Support	2
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified	2
VH - Professional, Administrative, And Managerial	1
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions In The Corporation For National And Community Service, P.l. 103-82	1
CM - Fdic Supervisory And Managerial Positions Below The Executive Level Only	1
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path	1
CU - Credit Union Employees	1

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Occupation Family:	0300 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL, AND OFFICE SERVICES GROUP

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Average Support Services Administration Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Support Services Administrator was $64,772. Since then, the average pay has increased to $86,748 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0342.