U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Energy / Accounting Technician

Job-title file

Accounting Technician at Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Government

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

15 employees hold this title in Department of Energy. Median total compensation for the role is $63,764, below the department median of $143,402.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $63,764
Agency median: $143,402
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$59,568$82,170+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Accounting Technician pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — about 1,373,680 people — is $50,670. Department of Energy pays a median base salary of $63,764 for this role, 26% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Energy sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,000

$43,520

$50,670

$61,470

$74,550

Department of Energy median · $63,764

The bar is the range of annual wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Energy’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Energy is $63,764, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Accounting Technician is held in 29 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Energy, the median of $63,764 ranks #19 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Environmental Protection Agency

$87,141 · 4

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$85,616 · 2

Fed Retirement Thrift Investment Board

$83,907 · 1

Fed Mediation and Conciliation Service

$82,183 · 4

Presidio Trust

$81,624 · 4

Office of Personnel Management

$78,857 · 1

United States Agency for International Development

$78,446 · 1

Department of Justice

$78,181 · 4

Federal Communications Commission

$76,586 · 4

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

$75,722 · 1

Social Security Administration

$74,318 · 5

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

$74,073 · 5

Median total compensation for the Accounting Technician role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accounting Technician beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $60,465 ranks #9 of 18. See Accounting Technician across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$102,935 · 292

$89,627 · 5

$88,246 · 45

$72,721 · 31

$69,743 · 24

$64,488 · 69

$61,589 · 9

$61,097 · 313

Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Technician roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Same department

Other job titles in Department of Energy

Accounting 350
Administrative Officer 47
Archeology 45
Auditing 212
Budget Analysis 370
Civil Engineering 295
Contracting 800
Economist 218
Electrical Engineering 654
Electrical Power Controlling 216
Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic 61
Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic 140
Electronics Engineering 135
Electronics Mechanic 55
Emergency Management Specialist 155
Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee 40
Engineering Technical 39
Environmental Protection Specialist 136
Equal Employment Opportunity 35
Equipment Facilities, and Services 76
Facility Operations Services 39
Financial Administration and Program 170
Financial Analysis 51
Fish Biology 45
Foreign Affairs 184
General Attorney 791
General Business and Industry 937
General Engineering 1,941
General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences 96
General Physical Science 963
Grants Management 218
Health Physics 38
Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic 37
High Voltage Electrician 676
Human Resources Assistance 44
Human Resources Management 436
Industrial Hygiene 36
Information Technology Management 1,016
International Relations 59
Loan Specialist 55
Management and Program Analysis 1,859
Mathematical Statistics 49
Mechanical Engineering 78
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 1,548
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant 193
Operations Research 127
Paralegal Specialist 40
Physics 46
Program Management 762
Public Affairs 118
Public Utilities Specialist 540
Quality Assurance 37
Realty 90
Records and Information Management 37
Safety and Occupational Health Management 121
Secretary 45
Security Administration 468
Statistics 67
Training Instruction 48
Transportation Specialist 48

Record list

Employees with this title

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Barbara Worrell

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$83,719

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $83,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,719
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Germantown
Work state: Maryland
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,119
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,057
Duty Station Code: 240660031
Duty Station State: MD
Length of Service (Years): 44
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Barbara Worrell is a Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Germantown, Maryland. 2026 total compensation came to $83,719. They are classified at grade 08.

Terry Willis

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$78,186

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $78,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,186
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Tulsa
Work state: Oklahoma
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $78,186
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,791
Duty Station Code: 404780143
Duty Station State: OK
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Terry Willis serves as a Accounting Technician based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,186. They are classified at grade 09.

Amy Anthony

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$74,070

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $74,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,070
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Oak Ridge
Work state: Tennessee
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $74,070
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $63,275
Duty Station Code: 471850001
Duty Station State: TN
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Amy Anthony works as a Accounting Technician for Department of Energy based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Amy earned $74,070 in 2026. Their pay grade is 09.

Deborah Sterling

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$73,142

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $73,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,142
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lakewood
Work state: Colorado
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $73,142
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $56,039
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Duty Station State: CO
Length of Service (Years): 39
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Deborah Sterling serves as a Accounting Technician based in Lakewood, Colorado. Their 2026 pay totaled $73,142. They are classified at grade 07.

Maryann Henry

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2025 total comp

$70,087

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $70,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,087
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Tulsa
Work state: Oklahoma
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,087
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,873
Duty Station Code: 404780113
Duty Station State: OK
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Maryann Henry holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,087. Their pay grade is 08.

Dina Ryan

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2025 total comp

$70,087

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $70,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,087
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Tulsa
Work state: Oklahoma
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,087
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,873
Duty Station Code: 404780113
Duty Station State: OK
Length of Service (Years): 40
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Dina Ryan holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,087. Their pay grade is 08.

Carol Lehman

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$67,515

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $67,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,515
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Loveland
Work state: Colorado
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $67,515
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,728
Duty Station Code: 081550069
Duty Station State: CO
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Carol Lehman holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Loveland, Colorado. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,515. Their pay grade is 07.

Desmere Killion

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$63,764

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $63,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,764
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lakewood
Work state: Colorado
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $63,764
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $48,854
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Duty Station State: CO
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Desmere Killion holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Lakewood, Colorado. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,764. Their pay grade is 07.

Veronica Jaeggi

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$61,889

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $61,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,889
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lakewood
Work state: Colorado
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,889
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $47,417
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Duty Station State: CO
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Veronica Jaeggi serves as a Accounting Technician based in Lakewood, Colorado. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,889. They are classified at grade 07.

Sarah Kay

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$61,889

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $61,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,889
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lakewood
Work state: Colorado
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $61,889
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $47,417
Duty Station Code: 081435059
Duty Station State: CO
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Sarah Kay serves as a Accounting Technician based in Lakewood, Colorado. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,889. They are classified at grade 07.

Julie Good

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$61,053

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $60,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,053
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Watertown
Work state: South Dakota
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,553
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,728
Duty Station Code: 462860029
Duty Station State: SD
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Julie Good holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Watertown, South Dakota. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,053. Their pay grade is 07.

Donna Wallace

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2025 total comp

$60,920

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $60,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,920
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Sacramento
Work state: California
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $60,920
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,948
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Duty Station State: CA
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Donna Wallace serves as a Accounting Technician based in Sacramento, California. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,920. They are classified at grade 07.

Julie Vansickle

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2025 total comp

$60,155

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $59,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,155
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Watertown
Work state: South Dakota
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $59,955
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,217
Duty Station Code: 462860029
Duty Station State: SD
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Julie Vansickle serves as a Accounting Technician based in Watertown, South Dakota. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,155. They are classified at grade 07.

Denise Smith-Durham

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2025 total comp

$59,779

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $58,979
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,779
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Cincinnati
Work state: Ohio
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $58,979
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $48,371
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Duty Station State: OH
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

Denise Smith-Durham holds the role of Accounting Technician at Department of Energy based in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,779. Their pay grade is 07.

Denise Smithdurham

Accounting Technician/Department of Energy

2026 total comp

$59,568

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $59,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,568
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Cincinnati
Work state: Ohio
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $59,568
Agency Code (OPM): DN
Agency Sub-element Code (OPM): DN00
Basic Pay (before locality): $48,854
Duty Station Code: 391610061
Duty Station State: OH
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0525

At Department of Energy, Denise Smithdurham serves as a Accounting Technician based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,568. They are classified at grade 07.