Writer and Editor - Federal Salaries of 2021

Pay Rates for "Writer and Editor"

How much does a Writer and Editor in the federal government get paid? $113,552.60* *Based on the 2021 average.

829 EMPLOYEES

$91.41M TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Writer and Editor was the 181st most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2021, with 829 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2021, the Broadcasting Board of Governors hired the most employees titled Writing And Editing, with an average salary of $133,529.

Government Writing And Editing jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Writing And Editing job is GS-4, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-15. 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 that involve writing and editing materials, such as reports, regulations, articles, newsletters, magazines, news releases, training materials, brochures, interpretive handbooks, pamphlets, guidebooks, scholarly works, reference works, speeches, or scripts. The work requires the acquisition of information on a variety of subjects in the course of completing assignments. The work requires the development, analysis, and selection of appropriate information and presentation of the information in a form and at a level suitable for the intended audience.

Agencies that have hired a Writer and Editor

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Broadcasting Board of Governors	67	$133,529.25
National Institutes of Health	54	$117,319.98
Food and Drug Administration	41	$122,503.24
Federal Bureau of Investigation	40	$126,986.17
Forest Service	39	$80,632.87
Department of State	30	$136,781.67
Veterans Health Administration	28	$88,068.82
Customs and Border Protection	27	$125,570.84
Transportation Security Administration	26	$109,314.50
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	23	$96,126.52
Federal Aviation Administration	21	$131,598.14
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	18	$109,457.78
Citizenship and Immigration Services	17	$121,382.41
Inspector General (Department of Veterans Affairs)	16	$129,935.19
National Park Service	14	$82,906.21
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	14	$110,700.67
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	13	$108,123.77
Environmental Protection Agency	13	$111,208.54
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters	13	$89,931.08
National Institute of Standards and Technology	11	$114,533.82
Department of Energy	11	$101,464.56
Office of Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)	10	$130,076.30
Federal Student Aid	9	$82,707.44
Federal Railroad Administration	9	$109,665.22
Patent and Trademark Office	9	$100,738.22
Office of Justice Programs	8	$126,816.25
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	7	$94,265.86
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Interior)	7	$126,479.86
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	7	$130,650.00
Bureau of the Census	7	$95,363.86
U.S. Coast Guard	7	$94,810.14
Bureau of the Fiscal Service	6	$105,361.00
Office of Comptroller of Currency	5	$156,309.20
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	5	$121,028.40
National Archives and Records Administration	5	$111,240.80
Small Business Administration	5	$117,318.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)	5	$114,001.20
Natural Resources Conservation Service	5	$94,403.00
Fpac Business Center	5	$114,549.60
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	5	$89,457.60
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	4	$117,956.25
Social Security Administration	4	$122,298.50
Internal Revenue Service	4	$88,227.25
Veterans Benefits Administration	4	$128,831.00
Bureau of Land Management	4	$91,907.00
Bureau of Reclamation	4	$68,939.25
Headquarters, Nasa	4	$121,395.25
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	4	$107,145.00
Agricultural Research Service	4	$97,685.50
Economic Research Service	4	$82,387.50
National Endowment for the Humanities	4	$100,280.25
U.S. Agency for International Development	4	$115,183.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Commerce)	4	$104,682.50
Food Safety and Inspection Service	3	$119,269.33
Departmental Offices	3	$161,135.67
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Labor)	3	$92,756.00
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	3	$104,688.33
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	3	$140,459.33
Federal Communications Commission	3	$123,193.67
Office of Administrative Services	3	$112,957.67
Securities and Exchange Commission	3	$156,145.00
National Transportation Safety Board	3	$133,504.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	3	$129,137.00
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	3	$129,403.67
Administration for Children and Families	3	$108,416.00
U.S. Secret Service	3	$149,996.67
Federal Emergency Management Agency	3	$89,764.67
Geological Survey	3	$95,918.33
Science and Technology Directorate	2	$123,242.00
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	2	$97,893.00
National Science Foundation	2	$116,139.50
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	2	$165,060.00
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture	2	$103,333.00
Agricultural Marketing Service	2	$113,402.50
Office of Communications (Department of Agriculture)	2	$107,812.50
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	2	$94,404.50
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	2	$120,623.50
U.S. Mint	2	$142,801.00
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	2	$112,231.00
Health Resources and Services Administration	2	$136,695.00
Peace Corps	2	$114,232.00
Office of Secretary of Transportation	2	$88,595.00
Office of Personnel Management	1	$87,698.00
U.S. International Trade Commission	1	$117,516.00
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	1	$87,198.00
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative	1	$95,000.00
Office of the Secretary (Department of Veterans Affairs)	1	$144,128.00
Drug Enforcement Administration	1	$126,614.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	1	$124,940.00
U.S. Trustee Program	1	$134,782.00
Office of Secretary of Labor	1	$94,581.00
Mine Safety and Health Administration	1	$98,155.00
Women's Bureau	1	$135,298.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Education)	1	$101,358.00
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service	1	$131,341.00
Office of Communications and Outreach	1	$117,516.00
Institute of Education Sciences	1	$77,602.00
Federal Trade Commission	1	$136,298.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	1	$108,146.00
Office of Inspector General (General Services Administration)	1	$114,800.00
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	1	$138,498.00
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	1	$94,513.00
International-American Foundation	1	$75,526.00
Indian Affairs	1	$80,027.00
Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement	1	$118,516.00
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	1	$93,488.00
U.S. Tax Court	1	$84,453.00
Government Printing Office	1	$107,146.00
Millennium Challenge Corporation	1	$113,381.00
Federal Acquisition Service	1	$121,222.00
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	1	$159,286.00
Indian Health Service	1	$134,798.00
Federal Housing Finance Agency	1	$142,099.00
Office of Inspector General (Federal Housing Finance Agency)	1	$109,203.00
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	1	$113,362.00
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	1	$130,661.00
National Protection and Programs Directorate	1	$128,715.00
Foreign Agricultural Service	1	$87,198.00
Food and Nutrition Service	1	$135,456.00
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	1	$71,116.00
Council of Economic Advisers	1	$52,000.00
Bureau of Economic Analysis	1	$122,530.00
International Trade Administration	1	$108,298.00
Offices, Boards and Divisions	1	$122,069.00

Writer and Editor Pay Distribution

The average pay for a Writer and Editor is $113,552.60. The highest paid Writer and Editor made $207,744 in 2021.

Common Writer and Editor Payscales

Payscale	Number of Writing And Editing Employees
GS - General Schedule	719
SV - Transportation Security Administration Employees Other Than Executives	26
ZA - Administrative	25
FV - Federal Aviation Administration Core Compensation Plan	19
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not Elsewhere Specified	10
NB - Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Only	5
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	5
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	3
SK - Non-supervisorty Postions Employed By The Securities And Exchange Commission (sec) And Formerly Under Gs Pay	3
EL - Non-executive Positions At The Federal Housing Finance Agency	2
CG - Corporate Graded	2
IC - Employees Holding Incident Management Cadre Of On-call Response/recovery Employees(core)positions	2
NQ - Employees In The National Nuclear Secuirty Administration's Professional, Technical, And Admin Career Path	2
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	2
OR - Employees Of The Office Of Financial Research (ofr) Within The Department Of The Treasury	2
PG - Printing Office Grades	1
MC - Employees Of The Millennium Challenge Corporation Appointed Under Public Law 108-199 Only.	1

Starting Paygrade:	$28,921.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-4, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade:	$152,771.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-15, Step 10
Category:	Administrative and Management
Occupation Family:	1000 INFORMATION AND ARTS GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-4 Paygrade

GS-4 is the starting paygrade for Writing and Editing jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-4 paygrade.

Occupation	Occupation Category	Starting Paygrade	Maximum Paygrade
Health Aid and Technician	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Clerk-Typist	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Security Clerical and Assistance	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Autopsy Assistant	Technical and Medical Support	GS-1	GS-9
Training Instruction	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15

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Average Writing And Editing Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for a Writer and Editor was $69,611. Since then, the average pay has increased to $113,553 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 1082.