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Federal occupational series 0510

Accounting

There are 42 open federal jobs in occupational series 0510 (Accounting) as of October 22, 2026; the median advertised salary is $104,980.

The government made 338 hires in this series over the last twelve months, and 42 roles are advertised here today. This is one of the better-advertised federal lanes.

338
Hires, 12 months
GS-12
Most common hiring grade
$102,415
Median pay at hire
42
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0510 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-12.

GS-7 32 10.7%
GS-9 40 13.4%
GS-11 69 23.1%
GS-13 39 13%
GS-14 21 7%
GS-15 9 3%

299 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Defense91
Department of Justice51
Department of Veterans Affairs45
Department of the Navy33
Department of Homeland Security16
Department of Health and Human Services15
Department of the Air Force14
Securities and Exchange Commission12
Top states
Washington, D.C.45
Maryland26
Texas20
Virginia10
Missouri7
Pennsylvania5
Georgia4
Oregon4

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 56% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 338 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Accounting and Budget group (0500), by federal hires over the same twelve months.