Internal Revenue Agent
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Internal Revenue Agent occupation series (code 0512).
The verdict
With 7,678 employees (0.4% of the federal civilian workforce), Internal Revenue Agent ranks as a mid-sized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 18
FedScope read on Internal Revenue Agent (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus 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 Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05) groups Internal Revenue Agent together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Internal Revenue Agent postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family. Across the Accounting and Budget Group family, 86,835 employees work in 18 occupations; Internal Revenue Agent is 8.8% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Internal Revenue Agent pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Internal Revenue Agent ranks on lean federal pay
Internal Revenue Agent earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Internal Revenue Agent sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Internal Revenue Agent.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 25,018 | $114,904 | 15.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 12,255 | $131,861 | 16.8 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 10,631 | $56,610 | 10.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 8,731 | $145,658 | 16.1 yrs |
| Auditing | 5,808 | $144,351 | 17 yrs |
| Financial Clerical and Assistance | 5,304 | $56,817 | 10.7 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
| Military Pay | 738 | $63,334 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Internal Revenue Agent outside the Accounting and Budget 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 (7,678 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Internal Revenue Agent 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 Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Internal Revenue Agent 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.