Civilian Pay

What the Numbers Say About Civilian Pay

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 1,128 people work in the Civilian Pay occupation (OPM code 544) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.6% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Civilian Pay pays $54,674 per year on average, 50.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.8% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 5, 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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Civilian Pay ranks #12 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.9% of the family's combined 124,386 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (17th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.