Security Administration
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Security Administration occupation series (code 0080): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Security Administration counts 15,507 employees, a mid-sized federal occupation at 0.8% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $125,293, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -13.6%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 27
FedScope read on Security Administration (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00) groups Security Administration together with 26 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Security Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. Across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, 92,278 employees work in 27 occupations; Security Administration is 16.8% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (71st percentile) of pay among Miscellaneous Occupations Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Security Administration pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$125,293
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+6.8%
Where Security Administration ranks on rich federal pay
Security Administration earns more on average than 72% of federal occupation series (391 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Security Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Security Administration.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
| Correctional Institution Administration | 1,677 | $122,358 | 19.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Security Administration outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (15,507 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($125,293 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Security Administration 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Security Administration 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.