Civilian Pay
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Civilian Pay occupation series (code 0544), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Accounting and Budget Group family, Civilian Pay counts 506 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $55,714, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -35.8%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #14 of 18
What the Numbers Say About Civilian Pay
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 Civilian Pay alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Civilian Pay 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 Civilian Pay accounts for 0.6% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (6th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Civilian Pay pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$55,714
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-52.5%
Where Civilian Pay ranks on lean federal pay
Civilian Pay earns more on average than 9% of federal occupation series (51 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Civilian Pay sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Civilian Pay.
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 Civilian Pay 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 (506 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($55,714 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Civilian Pay 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 Civilian Pay 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.