U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Federal Communications Commission / Accounting

Job-title file

Accounting

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

18 employees hold this title in Federal Communications Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $176,970, below the department median of $182,516.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $3M
Role median: $176,970
Agency median: $182,516
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$94,498$195,492+

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

How total compensation varies among the 18 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 pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Federal Communications Commission pays a median base salary of $176,570 for this role, 111% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Federal Communications Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Federal Communications Commission median · $176,570

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Federal Communications Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Federal Communications Commission is $176,970, 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 is held in 65 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Federal Communications Commission, the median of $176,970 ranks #8 of 65.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Securities and Exchange Commission

$238,592 · 800

Federal Housing Finance Agency

$202,578 · 25

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$200,212 · 7

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$193,100 · 1

Federal Trade Commission

$190,383 · 10

Office of Management and Budget

$185,824 · 1

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$180,261 · 56

U.S. International Trade Commission

$162,629 · 3

National Transportation Safety Board

$162,629 · 3

U.S.Agency for Global Media

$162,629 · 7

Fed Mediation and Conciliation Service

$160,958 · 2

Court Services and Offendr Supervsn Agy

$160,306 · 4

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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James Lyons

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$195,900

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, James Lyons serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $195,900. They are classified at grade 15.

Michael Schuppin

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$194,700

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $194,700
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Michael Schuppin serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $194,700. They are classified at grade 15.

Linda Ning

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$193,900

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Linda Ning serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $193,900. They are classified at grade 15.

Virginia Tucker

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$192,400

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,400
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Virginia Tucker serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $192,400. They are classified at grade 15.

Douglas Deets

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$189,129

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $186,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,129
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Milford
Work county: Hunterdon
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $186,629
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 341940019
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Douglas Deets works as a Accounting for Federal Communications Commission based in Milford, New Jersey. Douglas earned $189,129 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Patrick Wolan

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$189,054

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $186,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,054
Pay grade: 15
Work city: MT Pleasant
Work county: Charleston
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $186,854
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 451710019
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Patrick Wolan works as a Accounting for Federal Communications Commission based in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina. Patrick earned $189,054 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Linda Schaefer

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$179,870

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,870
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Linda Schaefer is a Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $179,870. They are classified at grade 14.

Jacqueline Baskerville

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$178,770

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,770
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jacqueline Baskerville holds the role of Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,770. Their pay grade is 14.

Athula Gunaratne

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$177,070

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,070
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 39
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Athula Gunaratne works as a Accounting for Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Athula earned $177,070 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Godwin Okoro

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$176,870

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,870
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Godwin Okoro is a Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $176,870. They are classified at grade 14.

Theresa Meeks

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$172,523

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,523
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 37
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Theresa Meeks is a Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $172,523. They are classified at grade 14.

Tina Lam

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$168,976

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,976
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Tina Lam is a Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $168,976. They are classified at grade 14.

Wan-Yun Chen

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$167,876

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,876
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Wan-Yun Chen serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,876. They are classified at grade 14.

Raychon Adams-Robinson

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$167,876

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,876
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 41
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Raychon Adams-Robinson serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,876. They are classified at grade 14.

Monica Kapoor

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$158,782

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $157,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,782
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Monica Kapoor serves as a Accounting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $158,782. They are classified at grade 14.

Michael Cunningham

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$132,635

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $129,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,876
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,635
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $129,759
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Cunningham works as a Accounting for Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. Michael earned $132,635 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Arkeba Sandidge

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$113,325

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $112,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,325
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $112,425
Basic Pay (before locality): $84,365
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Arkeba Sandidge is a Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $113,325. They are classified at grade 12.

Eric Figueroa

Accounting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$94,498

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $93,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,498
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $93,798
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0510
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Eric Figueroa holds the role of Accounting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $94,498. Their pay grade is 11.