General Health Science Federal Employee Pay and Staffing

March 2025 workforce snapshot. The General Health Science occupation series had 20,339 employees with an average salary of $131,100.

20,339 employees in this occupation series

$131,100 average pay

"Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group" occupation family

Veterans Health Administration largest agency for this occupation

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Occupation family

General Health Science is reported under the "Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group" family in the latest OPM summary.

Agencies that employ the most General Health Science staff

These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.

Agency	Department	Employees	Total salary expense	Average pay	Share of occupation
Veterans Health Administration	Department of Veterans Affairs	8,628	$912,717,140	$105,785	42.4%
National Institutes of Health	Department of Health and Human Services	4,427	$715,023,450	$161,514	21.8%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Department of Health and Human Services	3,122	$423,942,881	$135,792	15.3%
Food and Drug Administration	Department of Health and Human Services	1,796	$294,325,235	$163,878	8.8%
Military Treatment Facilities Under DHA	Department of Defense	384	$41,494,158	$108,058	1.9%
Defense Health Agency	Department of Defense	373	$58,002,477	$155,503	1.8%
Indian Health Service	Department of Health and Human Services	129	$13,613,082	$105,528	0.6%
U.s. Agency for International Development	Independent or mixed	127	$21,404,053	$168,536	0.6%
Environmental Protection Agency	Independent or mixed	110	$14,124,546	$128,405	0.5%
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry	Department of Health and Human Services	82	$12,655,763	$154,339	0.4%
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	Department of Defense	67	$12,982,188	$193,764	0.3%
Air Education and Training Command	Department of Defense	56	$4,988,490	$89,080	0.3%
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	Department of Health and Human Services	43	$7,548,968	$175,557	0.2%
Health Resources and Services Administration	Department of Health and Human Services	39	$5,750,635	$147,452	0.2%
U.s. Army Forces Command	Department of Defense	35	$4,200,035	$120,001	0.2%
U.s. Marine Corps	Department of Defense	26	$2,458,456	$94,556	0.1%
U.s. Air Force Academy	Department of Defense	25	$2,059,125	$82,365	0.1%
Office of Personnel Management	Independent or mixed	24	$2,528,472	$105,353	0.1%
Air Combat Command	Department of Defense	23	$2,296,090	$99,830	0.1%
Air Mobility Command	Department of Defense	18	$1,801,098	$100,061	0.1%
Pacific Air Forces	Department of Defense	16	$1,428,752	$89,297	0.1%
United States Army Futures Command	Department of Defense	15	$2,426,910	$161,794	0.1%
U.s. Special Operations Command (Army)	Department of Defense	14	$1,794,282	$128,163	0.1%
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response	Department of Health and Human Services	14	$2,711,464	$193,676	0.1%
U.s. Army Training and Doctrine Command	Department of Defense	13	$1,727,661	$132,897	0.1%

Common pay plans for General Health Science

This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.

Pay plan	Employees	Average pay	Share of occupation
GS	16,062	$127,800	79.0%
AD	1,054	$154,943	5.2%
EI	892	$101,130	4.4%
RG	625	$130,214	3.1%
VP	382	$125,495	1.9%
RF	353	$245,226	1.7%
DB	199	$165,054	1.0%
RS	32	$232,867	0.2%
EF	25	$98,764	0.1%
EH	24	$102,801	0.1%
SR	21	$207,579	0.1%

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Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).