329 open government & public sector postings in United States publish a pay range. Converted to a yearly figure, the median is $161K, and the middle half sits between $106K and $215K. These figures cover the 376 open government & public sector jobs in United States, of which 88% show pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer, not what people are paid, and senior roles publish pay less often.
Counted from live job postings on 16 Oct 2026; newest posted 16 Oct 2026.
376
open jobs
102
employers
$161K
median pay (329 ranges)
68
remote
$106K
25th percentile
$161K
Median
$215K
75th percentile
Internship
$46K
$46K – $46K · 5
Entry level
$136K
$133K – $140K · 10
Mid level
$127K
$77K – $181K · 137
Senior
$183K
$151K – $216K · 27
Staff/Principal
$214K
$206K – $233K · 29
Manager
$166K
$135K – $208K · 97
Director
$230K
$200K – $305K · 13
Executive
$298K
$195K – $412K · 11
The median advertised pay is $161K a year, from 329 postings with a published range. Half of them fall between $106K and $215K.
Median by level: internship $46K (5 postings); entry level $136K (10 postings); mid level $126K (137 postings); senior $183K (27 postings); staff/principal $214K (29 postings); manager $166K (97 postings); director $230K (13 postings); executive $298K (11 postings).
102 employers have open roles; the most active are Palantir (40), Databricks (26), Esri (24), SpaceX (22) and Scale AI (19).
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