Equal Opportunity Investigation
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Equal Opportunity Investigation occupation series (code 1860), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 587 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Equal Opportunity Investigation ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Investigation Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $111,583 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -11.7%
- Pay change
- -0.5%
- Avg tenure
- 16 yrs
- Rank in family
- #14 of 20
What the Numbers Say About Equal Opportunity Investigation
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.
Equal Opportunity Investigation sits inside the Investigation Group family (code 18), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equal Opportunity Investigation postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Equal Opportunity Investigation makes up 0.3% of the Investigation Group family's 209,389 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (33rd percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Equal Opportunity Investigation pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$111,583
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-4.9%
Where Equal Opportunity Investigation ranks on federal pay
Equal Opportunity Investigation earns more on average than 62% of federal occupation series (334 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equal Opportunity Investigation sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Equal Opportunity Investigation.
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 Equal Opportunity Investigation 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 (587 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($111,583 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Equal Opportunity Investigation 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 Equal Opportunity Investigation 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.