Health Insurance Administration
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Health Insurance Administration occupation series (code 0107).
The verdict
Health Insurance Administration is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 2,443 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $149,476 it pays well above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 2,443
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $149,476
- Avg tenure
- 15.3 yrs
FedScope read on Health Insurance Administration (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Health Insurance Administration occupation (OPM code 0107): 2,443 people, headcount up 0.5% 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 $149,476 per year. Salaries moved up 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 15.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 01) groups Health Insurance Administration together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Health Insurance Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family.
Inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (29 occupations, 101,196 employees combined), Health Insurance Administration holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 2.4% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (78th percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Health Insurance Administration pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$149,476
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+27.4%
Where Health Insurance Administration ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $149,476 is higher than 88% of federal occupation series (475 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Health Insurance Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Health Insurance Administration ranks higher than 88%.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
| Social Services Aid and Assistant | 962 | $59,911 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Health Insurance Administration outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare 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 (2,443 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($149,476 here).
Key takeaways
- Health Insurance Administration pays well above the federal average by 27.4% ($149,476 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 88th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2,443 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Health Insurance Administration ranks #139 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (29 occupations, 101,196 employees combined), Health Insurance Administration holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 2.4% 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.