Grants Management
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Grants Management occupation series (code 1109), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 3,042 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce), Grants Management ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount grew 0.5% from the prior period. Its average salary of $129,704 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 3,042
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $129,704
- Avg tenure
- 14.5 yrs
FedScope read on Grants Management (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 3,042 people work in the Grants Management occupation (OPM code 1109) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.5% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Grants Management runs 14.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $129,704 per year, up 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.
Grants Management sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Grants Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Grants Management holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (61st percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Grants Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$129,704
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+10.5%
Where Grants Management ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $129,704 is higher than 75% of federal occupation series (406 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Grants Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Grants Management ranks higher than 75%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
| Building Management | 986 | $122,043 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Grants Management outside the Business and Industry 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 (3,042 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($129,704 here).
Key takeaways
- Grants Management pays above the federal average by 10.5% ($129,704 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 75th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,042 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Grants Management ranks #124 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Grants Management holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.6% 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.