Technical Systems Program Manager
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Technical Systems Program Manager occupation series (code 2186), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Technical Systems Program Manager is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 672 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation Group family. At an average salary of $191,580 it pays well above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 672
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $191,580
- Avg tenure
- 24.5 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Technical Systems Program Manager
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Technical Systems Program Manager occupation (OPM code 2186): 672 people, headcount down -1.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Technical Systems Program Manager is $191,580 per year. Salaries moved up by 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. Average length of service in this role is 24.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Technical Systems Program Manager sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Technical Systems Program Manager postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family.
Inside the Transportation Group family (20 occupations, 42,428 employees combined), Technical Systems Program Manager holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 1.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (93rd percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Technical Systems Program Manager pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$191,580
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+63.3%
Where Technical Systems Program Manager ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $191,580 is higher than 98% of federal occupation series (532 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Technical Systems Program Manager sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Technical Systems Program Manager ranks higher than 98%.
Related Occupations in Transportation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Control | 21,627 | $153,037 | 13.7 yrs |
| Transportation Specialist | 8,313 | $123,621 | 16.6 yrs |
| Transportation Clerk and Assistant | 2,525 | $55,598 | 11.3 yrs |
| Aircraft Operation | 2,432 | $149,284 | 15.2 yrs |
| Transportation Operations | 1,900 | $105,349 | 16.3 yrs |
| Traffic Management | 1,400 | $119,205 | 15.8 yrs |
| Dispatching | 1,378 | $58,047 | 10.9 yrs |
| Railroad Safety | 497 | $119,966 | 14.1 yrs |
| Motor Carrier Safety | 467 | $94,322 | 12 yrs |
| Aircrew Technician | 374 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Technical Systems Program Manager outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (672 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($191,580 here).
Key takeaways
- Technical Systems Program Manager pays well above the federal average by 63.3% ($191,580 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 98th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 672 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Technical Systems Program Manager ranks #258 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Transportation Group family (20 occupations, 42,428 employees combined), Technical Systems Program Manager holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 1.6% 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.