Cryptanalysis
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Cryptanalysis occupation series (code 1541): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, Cryptanalysis counts 1 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $158,322, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 29.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 11
FedScope read on Cryptanalysis (thin series)
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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways 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.
Code 15, the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, is where the federal government classifies Cryptanalysis alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cryptanalysis postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Mathematics and Statistics Group family. Cryptanalysis makes up 0.0% of the Mathematics and Statistics Group family's 22,044 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Cryptanalysis pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$158,322
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+34.9%
Where Cryptanalysis ranks on rich federal pay
Cryptanalysis earns more on average than 93% of federal occupation series (501 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Cryptanalysis sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Cryptanalysis.
Related Occupations in Mathematics and Statistics Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 10,070 | $158,879 | 11 yrs |
| Operations Research | 4,562 | $162,234 | 14.2 yrs |
| Statistics | 2,962 | $140,330 | 14.3 yrs |
| Mathematical Statistics | 1,332 | $159,420 | 14.3 yrs |
| Data Science Series | 1,092 | $146,079 | 8 yrs |
| Mathematics | 979 | $177,549 | 13.2 yrs |
| Mathematics and Statistics Student Trainee | 372 | $47,225 | 0.9 yrs |
| Statistical Assistant | 336 | $52,435 | 15.2 yrs |
| Actuarial Science | 233 | $167,765 | 17.4 yrs |
| General Mathematics and Statistics | 105 | $211,381 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Cryptanalysis outside the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($158,322 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Cryptanalysis 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 Mathematics and Statistics Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Cryptanalysis 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.