Credit Union Examiner

What the Numbers Say About Credit Union Examiner

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 823 people work in the Credit Union Examiner occupation (OPM code 580) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.0% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Credit Union Examiner is $122,336 per year, placing it 11.3% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 4.8% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 15.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

Credit Union Examiner sits inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (code 5), which contains 18 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Credit Union Examiner 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.

Credit Union Examiner makes up 0.7% of the 124,386 employees across the Accounting and Budget Group family, ranking #13 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (67th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.