Records analyzed
1 sub-agencies
Cross-joined with state geography and occupational mix
Headcount, average pay, length of service, sub-agencies, and hiring trends for African Development Foundation, drawn directly from the OPM FedScope federal workforce dataset (March 2025).
The verdict
African Development Foundation is a smaller federal agency: 32 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) across 1 states (including DC). At an average salary of $114,390 it pays near the federal average of $109,869, and headcount grew 6.7% from the prior period.
Federal workforce data for African Development Foundation. This agency represents 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce. Source: OPM FedScope, March 2025.
African Development Foundation employs 32 federal civilian workers, which accounts for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 reported in the OPM FedScope March 2025 release. Compared to the prior period, headcount moved up by 6.7%, a signal that hiring authorities and attrition at this agency are adding net positions during the current reporting window.
Average length of service at African Development Foundation is 8.8 years, spread across its 1 sub-agencies, a retention signal: longer-tenured workforces tend to hold deeper institutional knowledge, while shorter tenure points to faster cycling through early-career hires. For applicants weighing federal employers, that tenure pattern is as telling as headline pay (how this agency's salary compares to the federal average is broken down in Salary Analysis below).
Geographic reach is another signal of scale: African Development Foundation has employees in 1 states (including DC), with the largest concentration in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (32 employees at $114,390 avg salary). Over the most recent 0 months of workforce-dynamics data, the agency recorded 0 accessions against 0 separations for a net change of +0 positions, useful context for job seekers evaluating whether African Development Foundation is expanding, contracting, or simply replacing departures. All figures draw directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes and update semi-annually (March and September).
Employees
32
Smaller agency
+6.7% from prior period
Average Salary
$114,390
Near federal average
-3.6%
Avg Length of Service
8.8 yrs
Shorter-tenured workforce
Sub-agencies
1
Records analyzed
1 sub-agencies
Cross-joined with state geography and occupational mix
Data vintage
March 2025
OPM FedScope semi-annual snapshot
Source authority
OPM FedScope
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, official federal HR data
Agency average $114,390 relative to federal average $109,869
The federal civilian workforce concentrates in the GS-11 to GS-13 grades. These are the actual federal-wide General Schedule employee counts from OPM FedScope, per-agency grade breakdowns are not published in the public extract, so this shows the national distribution African Development Foundation hires into rather than a modelled per-agency estimate.
National General Schedule grade distribution - 1,517,243 GS employees.
How African Development Foundation pay compares to the federal average of $109,869
Agency Average
$114,390
Federal Average
$109,869
vs. Federal Avg
+4.1%
Where African Development Foundation ranks on pay
Ranked by agency (not weighted by headcount), its average salary of $114,390 is higher than 18% of the 115 federal agencies (21 pay less on average). Smaller specialized agencies often post higher per-employee averages than large ones like African Development Foundation, so this agency-count rank can differ from a comparison to the government-wide, employee-weighted average shown above. The highlighted bar marks where African Development Foundation sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 115 federal agencies; African Development Foundation ranks higher than 18%.
Under $80K
0
$80K–$100K
0
$100K–$120K
32
$120K–$150K
0
Over $150K
0
African Development Foundation has 1 sub-agencies. The highest-paying unit averages $114,390.
| Sub-agency | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Development Foundation | 32 | $114,390 | 8.8 yrs |
African Development Foundation has employees in 1 states (including DC). DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA has the most with 32 employees.
| State | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 32 | $114,390 | 8.8 yrs |
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Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.
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