Naval Architecture
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Naval Architecture occupation series (code 0871), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 833 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Naval Architecture ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $158,348 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.4%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Naval Architecture
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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.
The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08) groups Naval Architecture together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Naval Architecture postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. Across the Engineering and Architecture Group family, 120,278 employees work in 29 occupations; Naval Architecture is 0.7% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (85th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Naval Architecture pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$158,348
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+34.9%
Where Naval Architecture ranks on rich federal pay
Naval Architecture earns more on average than 93% of federal occupation series (502 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Naval Architecture sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Naval Architecture.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Naval Architecture outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (833 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($158,348 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Naval Architecture 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 Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Naval Architecture 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.