Accounting Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Accounting Technician occupation series (code 0525).
The verdict
In the Accounting and Budget Group family, Accounting Technician counts 1,754 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $61,366, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -55.2%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #9 of 18
FedScope read on Accounting Technician (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Accounting Technician sits inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05), which contains 18 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Accounting Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family. Across the Accounting and Budget Group family, 86,835 employees work in 18 occupations; Accounting Technician is 2.0% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (44th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Accounting Technician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$61,366
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.7%
Where Accounting Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Accounting Technician earns more on average than 16% of federal occupation series (85 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Accounting Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Accounting Technician.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 25,018 | $114,904 | 15.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 12,255 | $131,861 | 16.8 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 10,631 | $56,610 | 10.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 8,731 | $145,658 | 16.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 7,678 | n/a | 13.6 yrs |
| Auditing | 5,808 | $144,351 | 17 yrs |
| Financial Clerical and Assistance | 5,304 | $56,817 | 10.7 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
| Military Pay | 738 | $63,334 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Accounting Technician outside the Accounting and Budget Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,754 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($61,366 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Accounting Technician pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Accounting Technician postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.