Wage and Hour Investigation Series

What the Numbers Say About Wage and Hour Investigation Series

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 1,009 people work in the Wage and Hour Investigation Series occupation (OPM code 1849) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.7% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Wage and Hour Investigation Series pays $117,103 per year on average, 6.6% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.0% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Wage and Hour Investigation Series alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Wage and Hour Investigation Series 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.

Within the Investigation Group family, Wage and Hour Investigation Series ranks #12 of 20 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 211,925 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (70th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.