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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Delaware

Delaware ranks #51 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Delaware is a thinner federal footprint: 2,221 civilians (0.1% of the disclosed workforce) at $116,878 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near federal average). Average length of service (12.1 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

2,221

-0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$116,878

Near federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.1 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

34

Federal Agencies in Delaware

34 agencies disclose staff in Delaware; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 1,455, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…1,4552. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE2033. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…984. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE755. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …656. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…617. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY448. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR419. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…4010. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE29
Largest federal employers in Delaware (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Delaware by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1,455 $115,121
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 203 $97,084
3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 98 $113,141
4 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 75 $124,099
5 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 65 $145,850
6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 61 $127,449
7 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 44 $115,200
8 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 41 $105,900
9 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 40 $118,341
10 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 29 $148,407
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 22 $130,505
12 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 18 $193,868
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 15 $136,327
14 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 12 $108,463
15 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 5 $168,448
16 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 $124,953
17 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 4 $142,958
18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 4 $126,081
19 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 $132,476
20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 3 $166,317
21 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $143,854
22 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 2 $156,135
23 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 2 $197,200
24 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2 $193,697
25 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 2 $165,468
26 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $166,317
27 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 1 $166,317
28 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $197,200
29 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 $195,629
30 DFC 1 $197,200
31 CHEMICAL SAFETY/HAZARD INVESTIGATION BD 1 $117,284
32 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1 $121,194
33 U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 1 n/a
34 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 1 $195,629

Where Delaware sits nationally

At 2,221 civilians, Delaware sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Delaware vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

2,221 51st of 51 the lowest 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 Delaware's 2,221-employee scale.

Vermont

2,454 employees $118,036 avg

Rhode Island

2,973 employees $119,256 avg

Maine

3,506 employees $106,807 avg

North Dakota

3,618 employees $94,971 avg

New Hampshire

3,670 employees $121,875 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

High-pay peers of Delaware

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 ($116,878 here).

New York
$116,309 avg · 35,791 employees
Washington
$116,221 avg · 23,282 employees
Vermont
$118,036 avg · 2,454 employees
Rhode Island
$119,256 avg · 2,973 employees
Illinois
$119,378 avg · 27,107 employees
Ohio
$113,832 avg · 25,990 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.1 years here).

Indiana
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 11,286 employees
Iowa
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 7,038 employees
Montana
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 8,643 employees
Vermont
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 2,454 employees
Kentucky
12.2 yrs avg tenure · 12,078 employees
North Carolina
12 yrs avg tenure · 26,746 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.