Federal Government Employee Salary in National (US)

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25th pctl

$61K

Median (p50)

$70K

75th pctl

$79K

90th pctl

$86K

Federal pay scale. This band reflects the published GS / military rate. Locality is already baked in. See the math →

What this number means.

Federal Government Employee in National (US) pulls a median of $70,000 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $79,000 and the 90th percentile at $86,000. Federal pay scales already encode locality, so this band reflects the published rate without an additional cost-of-living adjustment. $79,000 is what top-quartile Federal Government Employee pay looks like in National (US). Don't undersell.

How to negotiate this

Anchor$79,000 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
Target$74,500 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
Floor$70,000 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.

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