Technical Systems Program Manager

What the Numbers Say About Technical Systems Program Manager

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Technical Systems Program Manager occupation (OPM code 2186): 792 people, headcount down -1.4% 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 $188,489 per year, placing it 71.6% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.1% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 23.3 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 19 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Technical Systems Program Manager postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Transportation Group family (19 occupations, 44,430 employees combined), Technical Systems Program Manager holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 1.8% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (95th percentile) of pay among Transportation Group occupations.