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 4.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of $166,042 pays well above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 1,049
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $166,042
- Avg tenure
- 21.6 yrs
FedScope read on Financial Management (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Financial Management occupation (OPM code 0505): 1,049 people, headcount down -4.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Financial Management is $166,042 per year. Salaries moved down by -0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 21.6 years, 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 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.
Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Management ranks #10 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% of the family's combined 86,835 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$166,042
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+41.5%
Where Financial Management ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $166,042 is higher 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; Financial Management ranks higher than 95%.
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
- Financial Management pays well above the federal average by 41.5% ($166,042 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 95th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,049 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 4.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Financial Management ranks #208 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Management ranks #10 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% of the family's combined 86,835 employees.
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.