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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Alaska

Alaska ranks #41 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Alaska is a thinner federal footprint: 5,778 civilians (0.3% of the disclosed workforce) at $108,775 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.4 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

5,778

+0.5% from prior period

Average Salary

$108,775

Below federal average

-0.3%

Avg Length of Service

12.4 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

24

Federal Agencies in Alaska

24 agencies disclose staff in Alaska; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR with 2,149, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR2,1492. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…1,0903. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…9044. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE6995. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE4026. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…2787. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …898. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…329. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …2310. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AN…21
Largest federal employers in Alaska (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Alaska by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 2,149 $96,348
2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1,090 $134,526
3 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 904 $111,654
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 699 $91,804
5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 402 $120,650
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 278 $105,631
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 89 $121,935
8 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 32 $108,036
9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 23 $137,074
10 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 21 $138,208
11 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 19 $115,146
12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 16 $120,770
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 16 $117,468
14 DENALI COMMISSION 10 $141,664
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 10 $123,801
16 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 8 $126,807
17 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3 $138,579
18 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 3 $151,315
19 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1 $156,439
20 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $161,180
21 ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 1 $184,886
22 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $120,348
23 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1 $101,206
24 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 1 $197,198

Where Alaska sits nationally

At 5,778 civilians, Alaska sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Alaska vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

5,778 41st of 51 higher than 10 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

Other thinner duty-station books nearest Alaska's 5,778-employee scale.

Nebraska

5,419 employees $101,478 avg

Wyoming

5,254 employees $88,728 avg

Connecticut

5,003 employees $123,699 avg

South Dakota

6,731 employees $92,120 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

Iowa

7,038 employees $104,469 avg

Nationwide states near Alaska on pay or tenure

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 ($108,775 here).

Michigan
$109,161 avg · 18,311 employees
Hawaii
$109,314 avg · 4,780 employees
Nevada
$107,573 avg · 10,191 employees
West Virginia
$106,959 avg · 13,160 employees
Maine
$106,807 avg · 3,506 employees
Oklahoma
$106,785 avg · 14,632 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.4 years here).

Connecticut
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,003 employees
Minnesota
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 13,729 employees
Arizona
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 23,479 employees
Arkansas
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 9,591 employees
California
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 78,484 employees
Florida
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 55,342 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.