Electrical Equipment Repairer
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Electrical Equipment Repairer occupation series (code 2854), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 438 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Electrical Equipment Repairer ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $79,790 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +1.2%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 5
What the Numbers Say About Electrical Equipment Repairer
Headcount moved up 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. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 28) groups Electrical Equipment Repairer together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electrical Equipment Repairer postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family. The Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family totals 8,082 employees, and Electrical Equipment Repairer accounts for 5.4% of them.
Salary Context
How Electrical Equipment Repairer pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$79,790
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-32.0%
Where Electrical Equipment Repairer ranks on federal pay
Electrical Equipment Repairer earns more on average than 36% of federal occupation series (195 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electrical Equipment Repairer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Electrical Equipment Repairer.
Related Occupations in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | 4,842 | $82,263 | 10.2 yrs |
| High Voltage Electrician | 1,638 | $137,161 | 13.4 yrs |
| Aircraft Electrician | 989 | $87,599 | 10.8 yrs |
| Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance | 175 | $116,939 | 16.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Electrical Equipment Repairer outside the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (438 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($79,790 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Electrical Equipment Repairer 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 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Electrical Equipment Repairer 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.