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Salary at Department of State Headquarters in the United States

Market pay levels based on 35 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median162 393 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average149 073 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile114 363 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile162 393 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile114 363 $
Median162 393 $
Upper quartile162 393 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 114 363 $ and 162 393 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 162 393 $.
  • The upper quartile is 42% above the lower one.
  • The average (149 073 $) is 8% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 35 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Department of State Headquarters Washington ·

Office Director

151 661 – 228 000 $

Summary The Office Director for the Office of Consular Applications (CA) is located in Washington, DC, reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for Enterprise Appli…

Full timeHybridWashington
Department of State Headquarters Washington ·

Deputy Comptroller

151 661 – 228 000 $

Summary The Deputy Comptroller for Standards, Technology, and Reporting serves in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) as a primary technical advisor to the As…

Full timeHybridWashington
Department of State Headquarters Arlington ·

Office Director

151 661 – 228 000 $

Summary This Office Director position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Personnel Security and Suitability (DS/SI/PSS). As the law enforcement and security arm of t…

Full timeHybridArlington
Department of State Headquarters Washington ·

Human Resources Officer

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is in Human Resources, Office of the Executive Director, The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy (R Family) of Bureaus, U.S. Department of State (R/EX/HR). The incumb…

Full timeHybridWashington
Department of State Headquarters Washington ·

Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 50 § 3024(v) and appointments are made without regard to the requirements of the Competitive Service by laws, Executive order,…

Full timeHybridWashington
Department of State Headquarters Washington ·

Attorney Adviser International

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary The Office of the Legal Adviser (L) seeks a specialist Attorney-Adviser for the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Ethics and Financial Disclosure (L/EFD). The attorney will…

Full timeHybridWashington

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (162 393 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (149 073 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 114 363 $ to 162 393 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 114 363 $ and a quarter above 162 393 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 35 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 162 393 $ is the market level, above 162 393 $ is the strong quarter, below 114 363 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.