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Salary at Small Business Administration in the United States

Market pay levels based on 20 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median159 856 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average143 251 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile86 842 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile178 435 $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 quartile86 842 $
Median159 856 $
Upper quartile178 435 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 86 842 $ and 178 435 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 178 435 $.
  • The upper quartile is 105% above the lower one.
  • The average (143 251 $) is 10% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 20 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Small Business Administration Washington ·

IT Specialist (Principal IT Solutions Engineer)

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, D.C. This position is the agency's senior non-supervisory autho…

Full timeOn-siteWashington
Small Business Administration Washington ·

IT Specialist (Principal IT Solutions Architect)

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, D.C. The incumbent serves as the Principal IT Solutions Archite…

Full timeOn-siteWashington
Small Business Administration Washington ·

Supervisory Financial Specialist

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary This position is located in the SBA, Performance Planning and CFO in Washington, DC. The incumbent directs the development, validation, and maintenance of the statistical and financ…

Full timeHybridWashington
Small Business Administration Washington ·

IT Specialist (Senior Cloud AI Engineer)

143 913 – 187 093 $

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, D.C. The position serves as a senior technical expert responsib…

Full timeOn-siteWashington
Small Business Administration Washington ·

IT Specialist (Senior IT Solutions Architect)

143 913 – 187 093 $

Summary This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, D.C. The incumbent serves as a Senior IT Solutions Architect wi…

Full timeOn-siteWashington
Small Business Administration Washington ·

Attorney-Advisor (General)

102 415 – 187 093 $

Summary The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), is seeking a highly qualified Attorney-Advisor to provide expert legal counsel on complex and sensit…

Full timeHybridWashington

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (159 856 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (143 251 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 86 842 $ to 178 435 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 86 842 $ and a quarter above 178 435 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 20 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 159 856 $ is the market level, above 178 435 $ is the strong quarter, below 86 842 $ 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.