GS-4 Pre-Professional

GS-4 is a pre-professional grade involving more complex clerical or technical duties. Employees may begin to apply specialized knowledge or complete initial training programs. Defense and civilian agency contracts include GS-4 equivalent roles for technical support, logistics assistance, and administrative coordination.

Federal service contracts (such as those under GSA Schedules and OASIS+) use GS-equivalent labor categories to define pricing tiers. When bidding on government contracts, understanding the GS-4 grade level helps contractors price their labor categories competitively while meeting the experience and education requirements agencies expect.

Note: The salary range shown is the 2024 base General Schedule rate (Step 1 through Step 10). Actual federal employee compensation includes locality pay adjustments that can increase base pay by 16-44% depending on geographic area. Major metro areas like Washington D.C., San Francisco, and New York have the highest locality adjustments.