Information Technology Management
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Information Technology Management occupation series (code 2210): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 76,790 employees (3.9% of the federal civilian workforce), Information Technology Management ranks as one of the largest federal occupations within the Information Technology Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $147,574 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -9.0%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 3
FedScope read on Information Technology Management (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a workforce-scale shift government watchers track closely, since swings this large move federal staffing totals meaningfully. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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.
Code 22, the Information Technology Group family, is where the federal government classifies Information Technology Management alongside 2 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Information Technology Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information Technology Group family. The Information Technology Group family totals 77,049 employees, and Information Technology Management accounts for 99.7% of them. Information Technology Management is one of just 5 federal occupation series with 50,000 or more employees, out of 541 tracked in OPM FedScope for the June 2026 reporting window. Within the family, the largest occupations by headcount are Information Technology Management, Information Technology Student Trainee at 139, and DHS Cybersecurity Specialist (for DHS Use Only) at 120; together they hold 100.0% of the family total. Across these 5 large series, average tenure runs 13.5 years; Information Technology Management's own is longer than that peer-group average.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Information Technology Management pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$147,574
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+25.8%
Where Information Technology Management ranks on rich federal pay
Information Technology Management earns more on average than 87% of federal occupation series (471 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Information Technology Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Information Technology Management.
Related Occupations in Information Technology Group
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology Student Trainee | 139 | $46,024 | 2.1 yrs |
| DHS Cybersecurity Specialist (for DHS Use Only) | 120 | $160,234 | 12.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Information Technology Management outside the Information Technology 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 (76,790 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($147,574 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Information Technology 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 Information Technology Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Information Technology 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.