Compliance Inspection and Support federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Compliance Inspection and Support series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
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Occupation family
Compliance Inspection and Support is reported under the Investigation Group family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Compliance Inspection and Support staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Security Administration | Department of Homeland Security | 51,775 | $3,495,980,689 | $67,523 | 87.7% |
| Customs and Border Protection | Department of Homeland Security | 2,616 | $139,208,947 | $53,214 | 4.4% |
| Citizenship and Immigration Services | Department of Homeland Security | 1,828 | $108,050,721 | $59,109 | 3.1% |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Department of Homeland Security | 625 | $41,150,346 | $65,841 | 1.1% |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | Department of Justice | 460 | $33,921,507 | $73,742 | 0.8% |
| Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System | Department of Justice | 402 | $30,618,330 | $76,165 | 0.7% |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Department of Transportation | 216 | $16,022,698 | $74,179 | 0.4% |
| Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | Department of Defense | 176 | $10,559,399 | $59,997 | 0.3% |
| Wage and Hour Division | Department of Labor | 130 | $9,432,483 | $72,558 | 0.2% |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | Department of Justice | 120 | $7,893,168 | $65,776 | 0.2% |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Independent or mixed | 115 | $6,892,120 | $59,931 | 0.2% |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | Department of Labor | 109 | $5,968,829 | $54,760 | 0.2% |
| Internal Revenue Service | Department of the Treasury | 61 | $3,942,280 | $64,628 | 0.1% |
| U.s. Secret Service | Department of Homeland Security | 41 | $3,862,959 | $94,219 | 0.1% |
| U.s. Marshals Service | Department of Justice | 31 | $2,256,397 | $72,787 | 0.1% |
| U.s. Army Medical Command | Department of Defense | 28 | $1,633,380 | $58,335 | 0.0% |
| Bureau of Land Management | Department of the Interior | 26 | $1,691,820 | $65,070 | 0.0% |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Department of Commerce | 18 | $1,555,272 | $86,404 | 0.0% |
| Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau | Department of the Treasury | 17 | $1,053,609 | $61,977 | 0.0% |
| Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs | Department of Labor | 11 | $646,503 | $58,773 | 0.0% |
Common pay plans for Compliance Inspection and Support
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SV | 51,775 | $67,523 | 87.7% |
| GS | 6,172 | $58,968 | 10.5% |
| GL | 448 | $76,497 | 0.8% |
| FG | 203 | $73,832 | 0.3% |
| GG | 176 | $59,997 | 0.3% |
| ZS | 18 | $86,404 | 0.0% |
| FV | 13 | $79,595 | 0.0% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).