Social Services

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

207 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $59,097, below the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 207
Total payroll: $12.4M
Role median: $59,097
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,576$79,520+

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How total compensation varies among the 207 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.

Compare departments

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

Social Services is held in 4 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $59,097 ranks #4 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Court Services and Offendr Supervsn Agy

$106,211 · 2

Department of Interior

$66,462 · 28

Department of Health and Human Services

$59,721 · 7

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

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Social Services beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $59,810 ranks #1 of 2. See Social Services across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Georgia

$45,879 · 44

Median total compensation for comparable Social Servicesroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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John Fitzsimmons

Social Services/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$44,442

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $44,442
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,442
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Des Moines
Work county: Polk
Work state: Iowa

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,442
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,765
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 192260153
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0187
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Fitzsimmons works as a Social Services for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Des Moines, Iowa. John earned $44,442 in 2024. Their pay grade is 06.