Cash Processing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Cash Processing occupation series (code 0530), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 666 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Cash Processing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $56,494 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.6%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #12 of 18
What the Numbers Say About Cash Processing
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 down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 05, the Accounting and Budget Group family, is where the federal government classifies Cash Processing alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cash Processing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family. The Accounting and Budget Group family totals 86,835 employees, and Cash Processing accounts for 0.8% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (13th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Cash Processing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$56,494
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-51.9%
Where Cash Processing ranks on lean federal pay
Cash Processing earns more on average than 10% of federal occupation series (55 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Cash Processing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Cash Processing.
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 Cash Processing 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 (666 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($56,494 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Cash Processing 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 Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Cash Processing 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.