National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Headcount, average pay, length of service, sub-agencies, and hiring trends for National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, drawn directly from the OPM Federal Workforce Data (June 2026).
OPM FedScope stock folio
Employment stock June 2026 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is a smaller federal agency: 222 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) across 1 states (including DC). At an average salary of $142,191 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 2.3% from the prior period.
Monthly FedScope employment stock for National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities - headcount, pay, tenure, and nearest peer names from the same OPM extract (222 employees · $142,191 avg).
- HEAD 222
- RANK #61/126
- PAY $142,191
- LOS 14 yrs
- SHARE 0.0%
- STATES 1
- NET +2
- SUBS 3
- PHOTO Office of the U.S. Trade Rep
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Headcount peers
Photo peer: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (220 employees)
According to OPM FedScope June 2026, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities ranks #61 of 126 federal agencies by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our agencies directory and /rankings/largest-agencies). Peer bars use similar workforce size, not duty-station geography. Corpus placement →
Salary Analysis · National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
How National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities pay compares to the federal average of $117,339.
Sub-agencies by average pay band
Employees counted under the sub-agency whose average salary falls in each band, not an individual pay distribution. Covers 222 of National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities's staff assigned to mapped sub-agencies.
- $120k–$150k: 114 (51%)
- $150k+: 108 (49%)
Agency Average
$142,191
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+21.2%
Where National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities ranks on pay
Ranked by agency (not weighted by headcount), its average salary of $142,191 is higher than 41% of the 121 federal agencies (50 pay less on average). Smaller specialized agencies often post higher per-employee averages than large ones like National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, so this agency-count rank can differ from a comparison to the government-wide, employee-weighted average shown above. The highlighted bar marks where National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 121 federal agencies; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities ranks higher than 41%.
Salary Range by Sub-agency
Under $80K
0
$80K–$100K
0
$100K–$120K
0
$120K–$150K
114
Over $150K
108
Sub-agencies & Organizational Units
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities has 3 sub-agencies. The highest-paying unit averages $152,284.
| Sub-agency | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Endowment for the Arts | 114 | $133,487 | 12.8 yrs |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 69 | $150,741 | 15.5 yrs |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 39 | $152,284 | 15 yrs |
Geographic Presence
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities has employees in 1 states (including DC). District of Columbia has the most with 222 employees.
| State | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 222 | $142,191 | 14 yrs |
Workforce Dynamics
Dynamics feed (RSS)Monthly hiring and separation trends. Net change over 1 months: +2.
| Month | Accessions | Separations | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | +5 | -3 | +2 |
vs Federal Hiring Climate
OPM FedScope dynamics for Jun 2026 — National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities against the same-month federal civilian totals (not a forecast).
Agency net (Jun 2026)
+2
+5 / −3
Federal net (Jun 2026)
+2,416
+15,984 / −13,568
Share of federal accessions
0.03%
Moved with the federal climate this month
Hiring & Separation Reasons
Why employees join and leave National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Accession Reasons
NEW HIRE - EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT
3
NEW HIRE - COMPETITIVE SERVICE APPOINTMENT
2
Separation Reasons
RETIREMENT - VOLUNTARY
2
TRANSFER OUT - INDIVIDUAL TRANSFER
1
Sub-agencies by average tenure
Agency-wide average length of service is 14 years. Counts below are employees in sub-agencies whose average tenure falls in each band, not how many individuals have that length of service.
Sub-agency avg under 5 yrs
0
Sub-agency avg 5–10 yrs
0
Sub-agency avg 10–15 yrs
114
Sub-agency avg 15–20 yrs
108
Sub-agency avg over 20 yrs
0
Similar-Sized Agencies
Federal agencies with a similar workforce size to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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Nationwide agencies with similar pay or tenure
Two peer sets for National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities on OPM FedScope averages that vary across the full agency corpus, not duty-station geography or sub-agency hierarchy.
Similar average salary
Nearest agency-wide average salaries ($142,191 here).
Similar average tenure
Nearest agency-wide average length of service (14 years here).
How these figures are calculated
The pay percentile above is computed live from PlainGovJobs' own OPM FedScope database, not hand-typed: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities's average salary is ranked against every other federal agency's average salary, agency-by-agency (not weighted by headcount), and the percentile is the share of agencies whose average is strictly lower.
The sub-agency pay-span bars sum each sub-agency's own employee_count into one of five salary bands based on that sub-agency's average salary; the bands add up exactly to National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities's total employee count, since every sub-agency is counted in exactly one band.
See the methodology page for the full source-to-page pipeline and refresh cadence.
Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, June 2026. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-08-11.
Data currency: Employment stock from OPM Federal Workforce Data June 2026 (prior-period deltas vs May 2026); monthly hiring/separations from FWD Dynamics June 2024–June 2026 (filled civilian headcount and flows, not live USAJOBS vacancy listings). State pages sum only duty stations with a disclosed US state/DC code; 898,675 employees have redacted geography in the release and appear in the national total only. Database compiled 2026-08-11. See our methodology § populations for the three windows. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.