Customs Entry and Liquidating
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Customs Entry and Liquidating occupation series (code 1894), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Investigation Group family, Customs Entry and Liquidating counts 417 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period; pay averages $114,364, which pays near the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 417
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $114,364
- Avg tenure
- 20.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Customs Entry and Liquidating
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Customs Entry and Liquidating occupation (OPM code 1894): 417 people, headcount up 0.2% 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.
The average salary for Customs Entry and Liquidating is $114,364 per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 20.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Customs Entry and Liquidating sits inside the Investigation Group family (code 18), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Customs Entry and Liquidating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family.
Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 209,389 employees combined), Customs Entry and Liquidating holds the #15 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.
Salary Context
How Customs Entry and Liquidating pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$114,364
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-2.5%
Where Customs Entry and Liquidating ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $114,364 is higher than 63% of federal occupation series (341 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Customs Entry and Liquidating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Customs Entry and Liquidating ranks higher than 63%.
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 Entry and Liquidating 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 (417 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($114,364 here).
Key takeaways
- Customs Entry and Liquidating pays near the federal average by 2.5% ($114,364 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 63rd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 417 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Customs Entry and Liquidating ranks #313 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 209,389 employees combined), Customs Entry and Liquidating holds the #15 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.
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.