Budget Clerical and Assistance
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Budget Clerical and Assistance occupation series (code 0561).
The verdict
With 358 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period. Its average salary of $59,989 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 358
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $59,989
- Avg tenure
- 13.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Budget Clerical and Assistance
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Budget Clerical and Assistance occupation (OPM code 0561): 358 people, headcount down -0.6% 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.
The average salary for Budget Clerical and Assistance is $59,989 per year. Salaries moved down by -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. Average length of service in this role is 13.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 05, the Accounting and Budget Group family, is where the federal government classifies Budget Clerical and Assistance alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Budget Clerical and Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family.
Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks #17 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 86,835 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Budget Clerical and Assistance pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$59,989
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-48.9%
Where Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $59,989 is higher than 14% of federal occupation series (77 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Budget Clerical and Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks higher than 14%.
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 |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Budget Clerical and Assistance outside the Accounting and Budget Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (358 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($59,989 here).
Key takeaways
- Budget Clerical and Assistance pays below the federal average by 48.9% ($59,989 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 14th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 358 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks #341 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Budget Clerical and Assistance ranks #17 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% 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.