Equal Employment Opportunity
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Equal Employment Opportunity occupation series (code 0260).
The verdict
In the Human Resources Management Group family, Equal Employment Opportunity counts 2,148 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $132,636, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -7.5%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 17.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 7
FedScope read on Equal Employment Opportunity (dense 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 down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The Human Resources Management Group family (code 02) groups Equal Employment Opportunity together with 6 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equal Employment Opportunity postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Human Resources Management Group family. Equal Employment Opportunity makes up 5.1% of the Human Resources Management Group family's 42,460 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (57th percentile) of pay among Human Resources Management Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Equal Employment Opportunity pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$132,636
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+13.0%
Where Equal Employment Opportunity ranks on rich federal pay
Equal Employment Opportunity earns more on average than 77% of federal occupation series (417 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equal Employment Opportunity sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Equal Employment Opportunity.
Related Occupations in Human Resources Management Group
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management | 33,850 | $124,278 | 15.8 yrs |
| Human Resources Assistance | 6,110 | $64,832 | 11 yrs |
| Labor-Management Relations Examining | 189 | $147,423 | 18.8 yrs |
| Mediation | 67 | $157,172 | 12.9 yrs |
| Apprenticeship and Training | 62 | $129,279 | 13.9 yrs |
| Human Resources Management Student Trainee | 34 | $54,806 | 1.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Equal Employment Opportunity outside the Human Resources Management Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,148 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($132,636 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Equal Employment Opportunity 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 Human Resources Management Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Equal Employment Opportunity 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.