Border Patrol Enforcement Series
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Border Patrol Enforcement Series occupation series (code 1896), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Investigation Group family, Border Patrol Enforcement Series counts 21,781 employees, a major federal occupation at 1.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +1.6%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 20
FedScope read on Border Patrol Enforcement Series (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Border Patrol Enforcement Series sits inside the Investigation Group family (code 18), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Border Patrol Enforcement Series postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Border Patrol Enforcement Series makes up 10.4% of the Investigation Group family's 209,389 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Border Patrol Enforcement Series pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Border Patrol Enforcement Series ranks on lean federal pay
Border Patrol Enforcement Series earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Border Patrol Enforcement Series sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Border Patrol Enforcement Series.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
| Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series | 875 | $112,306 | 13.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Border Patrol Enforcement Series outside the Investigation 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 (21,781 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Border Patrol Enforcement Series 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Border Patrol Enforcement Series 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.