Health Insurance Administration

What the Numbers Say About Health Insurance Administration

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Health Insurance Administration occupation (OPM code 107): 2,878 people, headcount up 1.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Health Insurance Administration is $145,397 per year, placing it 32.3% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.7% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 14.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 1) groups Health Insurance Administration together with 27 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Health Insurance Administration 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (28 occupations, 113,996 employees combined), Health Insurance Administration holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 2.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (82nd percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.