Financial Analysis
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Financial Analysis occupation series (code 1160): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Business and Industry Group family, Financial Analysis counts 972 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages $173,151, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.8%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #12 of 25
FedScope read on Financial Analysis (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Financial Analysis sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Financial Analysis postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family. Financial Analysis makes up 1.2% of the Business and Industry Group family's 83,993 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (96th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Financial Analysis pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$173,151
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+47.6%
Where Financial Analysis ranks on rich federal pay
Financial Analysis earns more on average than 96% of federal occupation series (522 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Analysis sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Financial Analysis.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Financial Analysis outside the Business and Industry 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 (972 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($173,151 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Financial Analysis 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 Business and Industry Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Financial Analysis 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.