Voucher Examining
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Voucher Examining occupation series (code 0540): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 398 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Voucher Examining ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $59,354 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -3.4%
- Pay change
- -0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 14.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 18
What the Numbers Say About Voucher Examining
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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. 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 Accounting and Budget Group family (code 05) groups Voucher Examining together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Voucher Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Accounting and Budget Group family. The Accounting and Budget Group family totals 86,835 employees, and Voucher Examining accounts for 0.5% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Voucher Examining pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$59,354
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-49.4%
Where Voucher Examining ranks on lean federal pay
Voucher Examining earns more on average than 14% of federal occupation series (75 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Voucher Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Voucher Examining.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 25,018 | $114,904 | 15.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 12,255 | $131,861 | 16.8 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 10,631 | $56,610 | 10.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 8,731 | $145,658 | 16.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 7,678 | n/a | 13.6 yrs |
| Auditing | 5,808 | $144,351 | 17 yrs |
| Financial Clerical and Assistance | 5,304 | $56,817 | 10.7 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Voucher Examining outside the Accounting and Budget Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (398 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($59,354 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Voucher 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 Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Voucher 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.