Securities Compliance Examining
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Securities Compliance Examining occupation series (code 1831), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 373 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Securities Compliance Examining ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Investigation Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $244,427 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 17.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 20
What the Numbers Say About Securities Compliance Examining
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Securities Compliance Examining alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Securities Compliance Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Securities Compliance Examining makes up 0.2% of the Investigation Group family's 209,389 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Securities Compliance Examining pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$244,427
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+108.3%
Where Securities Compliance Examining ranks on rich federal pay
Securities Compliance Examining earns more on average than 100% of federal occupation series (539 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Securities Compliance Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Securities Compliance Examining.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Securities Compliance Examining outside the Investigation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (373 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($244,427 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Securities Compliance Examining 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Securities Compliance Examining 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.