Budget Analysis
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Budget Analysis occupation series (code 0560): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 12,255 employees (0.6% of the federal civilian workforce), Budget Analysis ranks as a mid-sized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount declined 4.6% from the prior period. Its average salary of $131,861 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 12,255
- Share of workforce
- 0.6%
- Avg salary
- $131,861
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
FedScope read on Budget Analysis (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 12,255 people in the Budget Analysis occupation (OPM code 0560), accounting for 0.6% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -4.6% 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.
Budget Analysis pays $131,861 per year on average, moving down -0.1% 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 16.8 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 05, the Accounting and Budget Group family, is where the federal government classifies Budget Analysis alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Budget Analysis postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family.
Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Budget Analysis is one of the top 18 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 14.1% of the family's combined 86,835 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (69th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Budget Analysis pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$131,861
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+12.4%
Where Budget Analysis ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $131,861 is higher than 76% of federal occupation series (411 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Budget Analysis sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Budget Analysis ranks higher than 76%.
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 |
| 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 |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 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 Budget Analysis 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 (12,255 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($131,861 here).
Key takeaways
- Budget Analysis pays above the federal average by 12.4% ($131,861 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 76th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 12,255 employees, 0.6% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 4.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Budget Analysis ranks #39 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Budget Analysis is one of the top 18 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 14.1% of the family's combined 86,835 employees.
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.