Financial Clerical and Assistance
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Financial Clerical and Assistance occupation series (code 0503), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Clerical and Assistance counts 5,304 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period; pay averages $56,817, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 5,304
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $56,817
- Avg tenure
- 10.7 yrs
FedScope read on Financial Clerical and Assistance (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 5,304 people in the Financial Clerical and Assistance occupation (OPM code 0503), accounting for 0.3% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.6% versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Financial Clerical and Assistance pays $56,817 per year on average, moving down -0.4% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Financial Clerical and Assistance sits inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05), which contains 18 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Financial Clerical and Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family.
Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Financial Clerical and Assistance holds the #7 spot by headcount, a 6.1% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (25th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Financial Clerical and Assistance pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$56,817
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-51.6%
Where Financial Clerical and Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $56,817 is higher than 11% of federal occupation series (58 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Clerical and Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Financial Clerical and Assistance ranks higher than 11%.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 25,018 | $114,904 | 15.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 12,255 | $131,861 | 16.8 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 10,631 | $56,610 | 10.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 8,731 | $145,658 | 16.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 7,678 | n/a | 13.6 yrs |
| Auditing | 5,808 | $144,351 | 17 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
| Military Pay | 738 | $63,334 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Financial Clerical and Assistance outside the Accounting and Budget 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 (5,304 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($56,817 here).
Key takeaways
- Financial Clerical and Assistance pays below the federal average by 51.6% ($56,817 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 11th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,304 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Financial Clerical and Assistance ranks #78 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Financial Clerical and Assistance holds the #7 spot by headcount, a 6.1% share of the family total.
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.