Military Pay
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Military Pay occupation series (code 0545), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Military Pay is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 738 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Accounting and Budget Group family. At an average salary of $63,334 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 39.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 738
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $63,334
- Avg tenure
- 11.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Military Pay
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Military Pay occupation (OPM code 0545): 738 people, headcount down -39.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Military Pay runs 11.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $63,334 per year, up 0.3% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05) groups Military Pay together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Military Pay postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family.
Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Military Pay holds the #11 spot by headcount, a 0.8% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks right at the midpoint of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Military Pay pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$63,334
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-46.0%
Where Military Pay ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $63,334 is higher than 18% of federal occupation series (98 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Military Pay sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Military Pay ranks higher than 18%.
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 |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 7,678 | n/a | 13.6 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 |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Military Pay outside the Accounting and Budget Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (738 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($63,334 here).
Key takeaways
- Military Pay pays below the federal average by 46.0% ($63,334 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 18th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 738 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 39.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Military Pay ranks #248 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Accounting and Budget Group family (18 occupations, 86,835 employees combined), Military Pay holds the #11 spot by headcount, a 0.8% 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.