Financial Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Financial Management occupation series (code 0505).
The verdict
With 1,049 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), Financial Management ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $166,042 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -4.1%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 21.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 18
FedScope read on Financial Management (dense series)
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.
The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05) groups Financial Management together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Financial Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family. Across the Accounting and Budget Group family, 86,835 employees work in 18 occupations; Financial Management is 1.2% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (88th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Financial Management pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$166,042
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+41.5%
Where Financial Management ranks on rich federal pay
Financial Management earns more on average than 95% of federal occupation series (514 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Financial Management.
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 |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Military Pay | 738 | $63,334 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Financial Management 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 (1,049 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($166,042 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Financial Management 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 Management 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.