Office of Personnel Management

What the Numbers Say About Office of Personnel Management

Office of Personnel Management employs 2,941 federal civilian workers, which accounts for 0.1% 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 down by -2.3%, a signal that hiring authorities and attrition at this agency are shedding net positions during the current reporting window.

Average length of service at Office of Personnel Management is 14.2 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: Office of Personnel Management has employees in 21 states (including DC), with the largest concentration in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1,094 employees at $140,420 avg salary). Over the most recent 12 months of workforce-dynamics data, the agency recorded 358 accessions against 223 separations for a net change of +135 positions, useful context for job seekers evaluating whether Office of Personnel Management is expanding, contracting, or simply replacing departures. All figures draw directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes and update semi-annually (March and September).