Appraising
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Appraising occupation series (code 1171), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Appraising is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 419 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Business and Industry Group family. At an average salary of $135,133 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 419
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $135,133
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Appraising
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Appraising occupation (OPM code 1171): 419 people, headcount down -0.5% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Appraising pays $135,133 per year on average, moving up 0.3% 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 12.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Business and Industry Group family (code 11) groups Appraising together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Appraising postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Appraising makes up 0.5% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #15 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Appraising pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$135,133
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+15.2%
Where Appraising ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $135,133 is higher than 79% of federal occupation series (425 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Appraising sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Appraising ranks higher than 79%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Appraising outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (419 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($135,133 here).
Key takeaways
- Appraising pays above the federal average by 15.2% ($135,133 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 79th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 419 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Appraising ranks #311 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Appraising makes up 0.5% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #15 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.