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Federal Workforce

Civilian employees as of August 2026

Employees
2,024,832
Average pay
$117,669
Where reported
Average years of service
13.3
Veterans
27.3%

Counts are civilian employees in OPM's Federal Workforce Data and do not include military members, the U.S. Postal Service or agencies that do not report to OPM. Pay is annualized adjusted basic pay, including locality pay, and is withheld for some agencies and positions. No individual employee records are shown.

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Departments and independent agencies

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DepartmentEmployeesMedian pay
Department of Defense680,072Not reported
Department of Veterans Affairs447,225$98,480
Department of Homeland Security225,574$120,725
Department of Justice107,516$110,308
Department of the Treasury83,321$74,297
Department of Agriculture77,496$80,563
Department of Health and Human Services72,783$138,024
Department of the Interior59,776$85,762
Department of Transportation52,791$140,545
Social Security Administration49,457$97,403
Department of Commerce41,256$133,142
National Aeronautics and Space Administration15,387$152,057
Department of Energy13,413$149,112
Environmental Protection Agency12,397$138,024
Department of State11,252$138,024
Department of Labor11,112$125,104
General Services Administration8,236$133,142
Department of Housing and Urban Development5,841$143,913
Small Business Administration5,032$88,296
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation4,959$187,772
Smithsonian Institution4,086$93,994
Securities and Exchange Commission3,909$253,437
Nuclear Regulatory Commission2,451$167,902
National Archives and Records Administration2,339$86,309
Department of Education2,294$150,203
Office of Personnel Management2,017$121,917
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission1,693$127,564
Government Publishing Office1,625$109,243
Federal Communications Commission1,182$187,093
National Science Foundation1,119$177,497
National Labor Relations Board1,061$155,673
Federal Reserve System1,056$195,977
Federal Trade Commission1,035$197,200
National Credit Union Administration927Not reported
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia910$129,728
U.S. Agency for Global Media797$138,024
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation724$162,740
Railroad Retirement Board686$107,411
Peace Corps601$149,371
Federal Housing Finance Agency596$215,350
Commodity Futures Trading Commission571$262,202
Development Finance Corporation546$167,902
Office of Management and Budget513$186,207
Consumer Product Safety Commission418$156,285
National Transportation Safety Board418$167,787
U.S. International Trade Commission417$167,902
Corporation for National and Community Service373$111,329
Export-Import Bank of the United States340$158,322
Presidio Trust324$124,778
Farm Credit Administration309$315,662
Armed Forces Retirement Home279$63,510
Federal Election Commission256$150,203
Office of Administration252$133,964
International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section247$78,158
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board232$172,700
Millennium Challenge Corporation229$195,426
U.S. Agency for International Development229$158,761
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative223$186,207
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities223$146,143
Judicial Branch160$121,785
Merit Systems Protection Board156$186,207
Office of Special Counsel121$158,306
Selective Service System118$142,084
Surface Transportation Board109$187,093
Federal Maritime Commission109$163,104
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board102$197,200
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service96$164,299
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum85$143,913
Federal Labor Relations Authority84$168,481
American Battle Monuments Commission77$114,610
Office of National Drug Control Policy63$176,498
Election Assistance Commission62$129,904
Office of Government Ethics59$163,104
Medicaid and Chip Payment and Access Commission51$170,011
Trade and Development Agency50$151,487
Commission on Civil Rights50$142,999
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission43$172,700
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board43$169,279
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation36$123,815
National Capital Planning Commission34$148,173
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or SE Verely Disabled33$153,886
National Mediation Board33$158,306
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation32$111,454
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board32$192,147
Office of the Cyber Director29$165,000
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission29$124,486
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom29$93,959
National Security Council28$142,084
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency24$186,207
Marine Mammal Commission24$187,246
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board24$177,497
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission23$167,902
Office of Science and Technology Policy22$147,058
International Boundary Commission: United States and Canada21$60,085
Council of Economic Advisers21$100,000
African Development Foundation21$116,071
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council20$159,321
National Council on Disability20$155,502
Inter-American Foundation20$148,173
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council20$142,549
Council on Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Quality19$160,000
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad18Not reported
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science17$121,829
International Joint Commission: United States and Canada15$171,110
Denali Commission12$142,413
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council12$146,038
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission11$125,951
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board11$167,902
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation10Not reported
Administrative Conference of the United States10Not reported
Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board (Crccrb)10$171,672
Public Interest Declassification Board9Not reported
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness9Not reported
The US Semiquincentennial Commission8Not reported
Commission of Fine Arts8Not reported
Japan-United States Friendship Commission7Not reported
Public Buildings Reform Board7Not reported
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation5Not reported
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation5Not reported
Appalachian Regional Commission5Not reported
Northern Border Regional Commission2Not reported
Arctic Research Commission2Not reported
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation2Not reported
Delta Regional Authority1Not reported
Southwest Border Regional Commission1Not reported

Frequently asked questions

How many people work for the federal government?
OPM's Federal Workforce Data counts 2,024,832 civilian employees as of August 2026. This excludes military members, the Postal Service and intelligence agencies that do not report to OPM.
Why is pay missing for some agencies?
OPM withholds pay and duty station details for some agencies and occupations, such as law enforcement and the Department of Defense, for security reasons.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data