Foreign Affairs

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

81 employees hold this title in U.S. Agency for International Development. Median total compensation for the role is $121,894, below the department median of $149,802.

Employees: 81
Total payroll: $10.5M
Role median: $121,894
Agency median: $149,802
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$68,405$212,100+

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

How total compensation varies among the 81 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)

Foreign Affairs is held in 8 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In U.S. Agency for International Development, the median of $121,894 ranks #7 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Inter Bound and Water Community U.S. Section

$191,900 · 2

Department of Homeland Security

$185,824 · 5

Department of Transportation

$181,542 · 69

International Joint Cmsn: U.S. & Canada

$180,000 · 3

Department of Commerce

$157,982 · 21

Department of State

$153,336 · 2,824

Department of Energy

$0 · 158

Median total compensation for the Foreign Affairs 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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Katherine Simonet

Foreign Affairs/U.S. Agency for International Development

2024 total comp

$88,281

Sub-department: U.S. Agency for International Development
Base pay: $88,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,281
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $88,281
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,247
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0130
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At U.S. Agency for International Development, Katherine Simonet serves as a Foreign Affairs based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $88,281. They are classified at grade 11.

Bilen Shimelis

Foreign Affairs/U.S. Agency for International Development

2024 total comp

$85,522

Sub-department: U.S. Agency for International Development
Base pay: $85,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,522
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $85,522
Basic Pay (before locality): $64,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0130
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bilen Shimelis works as a Foreign Affairs for U.S. Agency for International Development based in Washington, District of Columbia. Bilen earned $85,522 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.