Financial Institution Examining
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Financial Institution Examining occupation series (code 0570), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 4,728 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce), Financial Institution Examining ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $168,883 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.8%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #8 of 18
FedScope read on Financial Institution Examining (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved down 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.
The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05) 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 in the Accounting and Budget Group family. Financial Institution Examining makes up 5.4% of the Accounting and Budget Group family's 86,835 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (94th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Financial Institution Examining pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$168,883
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+43.9%
Where Financial Institution Examining ranks on rich federal pay
Financial Institution Examining earns more on average than 96% of federal occupation series (518 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Institution Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Financial Institution Examining.
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 Clerical and Assistance | 5,304 | $56,817 | 10.7 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 Institution Examining 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 (4,728 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($168,883 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Financial Institution Examining 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 Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Financial Institution Examining 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.