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 9.0% from the prior period. Its average salary of $147,574 pays well above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 76,790
- Share of workforce
- 3.9%
- Avg salary
- $147,574
- Avg tenure
- 15.1 yrs
FedScope read on Information Technology Management (dense series)
3.9% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Information Technology Management occupation (OPM code 2210): 76,790 people, headcount down -9.0% versus the prior period, a workforce-scale shift government watchers track closely, since swings this large move federal staffing totals meaningfully.
Average tenure in Information Technology Management runs 15.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $147,574 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.
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.
Information Technology Management makes up 99.7% of the 77,049 employees across the Information Technology Group family, ranking #1 of 3 occupations in that family by headcount.
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 -- a scale that makes it a defining occupation for how the Information Technology Group family is staffed federal-wide, with an average salary that ranks in the bottom half (33rd percentile) of pay among Information Technology Group occupations. Within the family, the largest occupations by headcount are Information Technology Management at 76,790, Information Technology Student Trainee at 139, and DHS Cybersecurity Specialist (for DHS Use Only) at 120. Together, these top 3 occupations account for 100.0% of the Information Technology Group family's 77,049 total employees. Nationally, Information Technology Management's average salary of $147,574 sits at the 87th percentile among all 541 federal occupation series tracked in FedScope, above the federal-wide median for occupation-level average pay -- headcount and pay rank independently of each other, so a large occupation series is not guaranteed to also rank high on the pay scale. Among this same group of 5 occupation series at 50,000-plus employees, headcount changed by an average of -4.0% from the prior period, versus Information Technology Management's own 9.0% decrease. Average tenure across these 5 large occupation series runs 13.5 years; Information Technology Management's own 15.1-year average is longer than that peer-group average.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Information Technology Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$147,574
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+25.8%
Where Information Technology Management ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $147,574 is higher 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; Information Technology Management ranks higher than 87%.
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
- Information Technology Management pays well above the federal average by 25.8% ($147,574 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 87th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- One of the largest federal occupations by headcount: 76,790 employees, 3.9% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 9.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Information Technology Management ranks #3 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Information Technology Management makes up 99.7% of the 77,049 employees across the Information Technology Group family, ranking #1 of 3 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.