Financial Institution Examining

What the Numbers Say About Financial Institution Examining

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 6,010 people work in the Financial Institution Examining occupation (OPM code 570) across federal agencies, 0.3% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.2% from 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.

Average tenure in Financial Institution Examining runs 14 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $164,079 per year, 49.3% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 3.7% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 5) groups Financial Institution Examining together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Financial Institution Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 124,386 employees combined), Financial Institution Examining holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 4.8% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (89th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.