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 55.2% from the prior period; pay averages $61,366, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 1,754
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $61,366
- Avg tenure
- 12.3 yrs
FedScope read on Accounting Technician (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Accounting Technician occupation (OPM code 0525): 1,754 people, headcount down -55.2% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Accounting Technician pays $61,366 per year on average, moving up 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.3 years, 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.
Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Accounting Technician holds the #9 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$61,366
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.7%
Where Accounting Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $61,366 is higher 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; Accounting Technician ranks higher than 16%.
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
- Accounting Technician pays below the federal average by 47.7% ($61,366 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 16th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,754 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 55.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Accounting Technician ranks #159 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Accounting Technician holds the #9 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total.
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.