Employee Benefits Law
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Employee Benefits Law occupation series (code 0958).
The verdict
With 54 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Employee Benefits Law ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Legal and Kindred Group family. Its average salary of $154,137 pays well above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 54
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $154,137
- Avg tenure
- 18.1 yrs
FedScope read on Employee Benefits Law (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 54 people in the Employee Benefits Law occupation (OPM code 0958), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved sideways by 0.0% 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.
Average tenure in Employee Benefits Law runs 18.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $154,137 per year, up 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.
Employee Benefits Law sits inside the Legal and Kindred Group family (code 09), which contains 18 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Employee Benefits Law postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Employee Benefits Law makes up 0.0% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #18 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Employee Benefits Law pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$154,137
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+31.4%
Where Employee Benefits Law ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $154,137 is higher than 90% of federal occupation series (488 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Employee Benefits Law sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Employee Benefits Law ranks higher than 90%.
Related Occupations in Legal and Kindred Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Attorney | 35,986 | $177,921 | 13.6 yrs |
| Contact Representative | 29,201 | $64,454 | 9.3 yrs |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 18,099 | $92,511 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Legal and Kindred Administration | 8,711 | $82,876 | 12.3 yrs |
| Paralegal Specialist | 5,165 | $107,719 | 15.8 yrs |
| Legal Assistance | 3,326 | $69,159 | 12.5 yrs |
| Hearings and Appeals | 3,231 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Passport and Visa Examining | 2,035 | $92,682 | 11.3 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Employee Benefits Law outside the Legal and Kindred 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 (54 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($154,137 here).
Key takeaways
- Employee Benefits Law pays well above the federal average by 31.4% ($154,137 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 90th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 54 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Employee Benefits Law ranks #533 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Employee Benefits Law makes up 0.0% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #18 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.