The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has created a higher-graded position for veterinarians in response to long-standing challenges in the federal veterinary workforce.
The new position is at the GS-13 level, offering both higher pay and an extension of in-plant promotion potential to FSIS veterinarians, addressing two issues the agency has heard about from veterinarians. The base salary range is advertised as $103,409 to $147,934 per year based on the duty station.