Customs and Border Protection Interdiction
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Customs and Border Protection Interdiction occupation series (code 1881).
The verdict
With 599 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Customs and Border Protection Interdiction ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Investigation Group family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +2.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #13 of 20
What the Numbers Say About Customs and Border Protection Interdiction
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Customs and Border Protection Interdiction alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Customs and Border Protection Interdiction postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. The Investigation Group family totals 209,389 employees, and Customs and Border Protection Interdiction accounts for 0.3% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Customs and Border Protection Interdiction pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Customs and Border Protection Interdiction ranks on lean federal pay
Customs and Border Protection Interdiction earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Customs and Border Protection Interdiction sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Customs and Border Protection Interdiction.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Customs and Border Protection Interdiction outside the Investigation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (599 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Customs and Border Protection Interdiction 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Customs and Border Protection Interdiction 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.