Social Insurance Administration
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Social Insurance Administration occupation series (code 0105): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Social Insurance Administration is a major federal occupation: 24,044 employees (1.2% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $105,855 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 24,044
- Share of workforce
- 1.2%
- Avg salary
- $105,855
- Avg tenure
- 17.7 yrs
FedScope read on Social Insurance Administration (dense series)
1.2% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Social Insurance Administration occupation (OPM code 0105): 24,044 people, headcount down -0.3% 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.
Average tenure in Social Insurance Administration runs 17.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $105,855 per year, up 0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Social Insurance Administration alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Social Insurance Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family.
Within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Social Insurance Administration is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 23.8% of the family's combined 101,196 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (33rd percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Social Insurance Administration pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$105,855
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-9.8%
Where Social Insurance Administration ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $105,855 is higher than 58% of federal occupation series (314 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Social Insurance Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Social Insurance Administration ranks higher than 58%.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
| Social Services Aid and Assistant | 962 | $59,911 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Social Insurance Administration outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare 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 (24,044 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($105,855 here).
Key takeaways
- Social Insurance Administration pays below the federal average by 9.8% ($105,855 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 58th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A major federal occupation by headcount: 24,044 employees, 1.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Social Insurance Administration ranks #19 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Social Insurance Administration is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 23.8% of the family's combined 101,196 employees.
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.