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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Alabama

Alabama ranks #22 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Alabama sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 15,145 civilians (0.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $104,265 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (13.1 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

15,145

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$104,265

Below federal average

-0.1%

Avg Length of Service

13.1 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

38

Federal Agencies in Alabama

38 agencies disclose staff in Alabama; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 7,435 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…7,4352. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…2,2793. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…1,9384. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE8715. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…5066. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE3957. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…2918. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY2709. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE26910. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR206
Largest federal employers in Alabama (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Alabama by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 7,435 $102,532
2 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2,279 $83,293
3 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,938 $145,017
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 871 $87,364
5 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 506 $97,259
6 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 395 $91,446
7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 291 $113,326
8 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 270 $113,651
9 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 269 $95,194
10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 206 $90,511
11 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 176 $107,293
12 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 113 $85,514
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 100 $109,471
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 68 $118,708
15 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 48 $110,473
16 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 43 $135,586
17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 39 $132,926
18 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 31 $131,947
19 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 13 $123,609
20 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 11 $127,257
21 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 10 n/a
22 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 7 $121,514
23 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL 4 $156,661
24 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 4 $89,730
25 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 3 $121,004
26 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $216,146
27 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 2 $161,152
28 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 1 $93,216
29 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1 $108,753
30 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $64,279
31 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 1 $194,270
32 PEACE CORPS 1 $104,094
33 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 $159,596
34 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 n/a
35 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $80,461
36 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $133,017
37 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $149,436
38 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 1 $172,604

Where Alabama sits nationally

Alabama's 15,145 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Alabama vs all states by federal civilian headcount

Where this state's disclosed OPM FedScope employee count sits among every tracked state and territory

15,145 22nd of 51 higher than 29 of 51 states

States and territories, banded by federal civilian headcount

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Source OPM FedScope Employment Cubes · June 2026

Similar States by Federal Employment

States whose disclosed federal headcount sits closest to Alabama's 15,145.

Utah

15,153 employees $87,896 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

Oregon

15,964 employees $103,039 avg

Massachusetts

16,188 employees $120,785 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

Lower-pay peers of Alabama

Cross-state peers on OPM FedScope average pay and length of service, separate from the headcount neighbourhood above.

Similar average salary

Nearest state-wide average salaries ($104,265 here).

Arizona
$104,382 avg · 23,479 employees
Iowa
$104,469 avg · 7,038 employees
Kansas
$104,722 avg · 9,263 employees
Louisiana
$103,472 avg · 11,836 employees
South Carolina
$105,109 avg · 12,597 employees
Oregon
$103,039 avg · 15,964 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (13.1 years here).

Colorado
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 24,385 employees
Washington
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 23,282 employees
Georgia
13 yrs avg tenure · 39,575 employees
Louisiana
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 11,836 employees
Massachusetts
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 16,188 employees
Texas
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 73,050 employees

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 sourced from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes and Federal Workforce Data (FWD). See our methodology for details, or report a data error on this page. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGovJobs from OPM FedScope state-level employment records as of June 2026.

OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.

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.