Internal Revenue Officer
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Internal Revenue Officer occupation series (code 1169): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Business and Industry Group family, Internal Revenue Officer counts 2,183 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 2,183
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
FedScope read on Internal Revenue Officer (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Internal Revenue Officer occupation (OPM code 1169): 2,183 people, headcount down -0.7% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Internal Revenue Officer runs 14.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 11, the Business and Industry Group family, is where the federal government classifies Internal Revenue Officer alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Internal Revenue Officer postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Internal Revenue Officer holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 2.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Internal Revenue Officer pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Internal Revenue Officer ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Internal Revenue Officer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Internal Revenue Officer ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
| Building Management | 986 | $122,043 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Internal Revenue Officer outside the Business and Industry 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 (2,183 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Internal Revenue Officer pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2,183 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Internal Revenue Officer ranks #146 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Internal Revenue Officer holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 2.6% 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.