How much does MCC pay?

Millennium Challenge Corporation publishes its own salary scale. Effective January 2026, base pay runs from $35,744 a year (ZZ) to $229,098 a year (1). MCC pays on its own pay bands rather than the GS; each band's label shows its GS equivalent.

MCC salaries

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Millennium Challenge Corporation publishes its own salary scale, shown below grade by grade with its source. Salaries reported anonymously by staff appear below.

Official salary scale

MCC salary scale by grade, USD per year
Grade	Base / yr
1EX-II	$229,098
2ASES-SL	$198,768 – $227,598
2BSES-SL	$190,739 – $226,098
2CSES-SL	$172,377 – $224,598
2DSES-SL	$170,528 – $223,098
3AGS-15	$169,286 – $218,089
3BGS-14	$143,915 – $195,546
4AGS-13	$121,786 – $165,822
4BGS-12	$102,424 – $139,865
4CGS-11	$85,456 – $126,422
5AGS-09	$70,629 – $104,454
5BGS-07	$58,115 – $83,638
ZZGS-06 and below	$35,744 – $76,780

MCC pays on its own pay bands rather than the GS; each band's label shows its GS equivalent. Effective January 2026. Source: MCC 2026 Pay Bands effective 1/11/26.

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How much does MCC pay?: Millennium Challenge Corporation publishes its own salary scale. Effective January 2026, base pay runs from $35,744 a year (ZZ) to $229,098 a year (1). MCC pays on its own pay bands rather than the GS; each band's label shows its GS equivalent.