Intelligence

What the Numbers Say About Intelligence

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 14,757 people work in the Intelligence occupation (OPM code 132) across federal agencies, 0.6% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -4.7% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.

The average salary for Intelligence is $136,580 per year, placing it 24.3% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 11.6 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 Intelligence together with 27 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Intelligence 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), Intelligence holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 12.9% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (64th percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.