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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in District of Columbia

106 federal agencies disclose duty-station staff in District of Columbia; Department of Justice leads with 13,510 employees. District of Columbia is a large federal duty-station market: 96,552 civilians (4.9% of the disclosed workforce) at $154,024 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Well above federal average). Average length of service (15.6 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

96,552

-0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$154,024

Well above federal average

-0.2%

Avg Length of Service

15.6 yrs

Long-tenured workforce

Agencies Present

106

Federal Agencies in District of Columbia

106 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for District of Columbia; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE alone accounts for 13,510 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE13,5102. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…13,0993. DEPARTMENT OF STATE7,2944. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…6,2075. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…6,1486. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY5,4867. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY3,3468. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …3,3139. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3,29310. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION3,237
Largest federal employers in District of Columbia (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in District of Columbia by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 13,510 $151,465
2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 13,099 $148,740
3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 7,294 $149,443
4 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6,207 $143,729
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 6,148 $154,130
6 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 5,486 $163,725
7 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 3,346 $165,921
8 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 3,313 $154,108
9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 3,293 $154,938
10 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 3,237 $104,653
11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2,749 $150,588
12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2,127 $155,624
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 2,111 $150,379
14 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 1,995 $239,874
15 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 1,891 $156,690
16 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 1,702 $133,242
17 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 1,656 $216,132
18 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1,244 $118,521
19 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1,211 $152,223
20 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1,021 $174,657
21 COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDR SUPERVSN AGY 909 $128,245
22 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 775 $136,106
23 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 765 $174,242
24 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 727 $128,668
25 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 684 $178,284
26 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 664 $143,068
27 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 634 $209,884
28 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 624 $148,082
29 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 620 $160,659
30 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 517 $157,558
31 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 500 $170,397
32 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 469 $209,883
33 DFC 424 $162,893
34 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 395 $162,568
35 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 390 $241,565
36 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 334 $152,633
37 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 314 $161,922
38 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 300 $155,013
39 PEACE CORPS 283 $151,639
40 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 255 $145,174
41 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 251 $133,723
42 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 227 $166,938
43 FED RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD 226 $164,119
44 NAT FOUNDATION ON ARTS AND HUMANITIES 222 $142,191
45 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 211 $120,342
46 OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 200 $171,839
47 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 197 $184,466
48 JUDICIAL BRANCH 150 $123,162
49 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 149 $84,794
50 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 124 $144,008
51 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 105 $175,946
52 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 101 $157,010
53 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 92 $164,313
54 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 89 $151,932
55 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 73 $184,644
56 U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 69 $139,557
57 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 64 $173,776
58 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 49 $173,224
59 MEDICAID & CHIP PAYMENT & ACCESS COMM 45 $149,209
60 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 33 $144,744
61 ARCHITECTL & TRANS BARRIER COMPLIANCE BD 33 $171,415
62 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH REVIEW CMSN 33 $160,248
63 FED MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW CMSN 32 $136,394
64 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 32 $135,171
65 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 32 $161,366
66 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 31 $174,489
67 U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC & SECURITY REV CMSN 31 $132,812
68 OFC OF THE NAT CYBER DIRECTOR 29 $157,076
69 U.S. CMSN ON INTERNATL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 28 $95,877
70 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 27 $132,943
71 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 27 $143,719
72 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 27 $103,791
73 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 22 $143,369
74 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT 21 $173,233
75 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 21 $119,900
76 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 20 $154,595
77 COUNCIL ON ENVIR QUAL/OFC OF ENVIR QUAL 20 $159,191
78 ADV COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 18 $148,780
79 CMSN FOR PRES OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE ABRD 18 $10,956
80 NAT CMSN ON LIBRARIES AND INFO SCIENCE 17 $120,785
81 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 15 $160,829
82 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 11 n/a
83 ADMIN CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 10 $140,522
84 COUNCIL OF INSP. GEN. ON INTEG.& EFFIC. 9 $171,398
85 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CMSN: U.S. & CANADA 9 $165,906
86 COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 8 $161,762
87 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 7 $153,628
88 JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP CMSN 7 $145,846
89 PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD 6 $126,385
90 HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 5 $127,622
91 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 5 $151,947
92 CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE REVIEW BOARD 5 $135,193
93 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 5 $145,484
94 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 4 $149,294
95 THE US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 4 $138,675
96 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 4 $153,778
97 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3 $138,126
98 U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 3 $161,558
99 MORRIS K. UDALL & STEWART L. UDALL FOUND 3 $128,947
100 INTERNAT BOUNDARY CMSN: U.S. AND CANADA 3 $137,716
101 INTER BOUND AND WATER COMM U.S. SECTION 2 $191,050
102 DENALI COMMISSION 1 $292,231
103 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 1 $182,295
104 CHEMICAL SAFETY/HAZARD INVESTIGATION BD 1 $197,200
105 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $169,279
106 SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 1 $174,922

Where District of Columbia sits nationally

With 96,552 civilians, District of Columbia anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

District of Columbia vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

96,552 1st of 51 the highest 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 large duty-station books nearest District of Columbia's 96,552-employee scale.

California

78,484 employees $124,322 avg

Maryland

75,194 employees $146,475 avg

Texas

73,050 employees $110,896 avg

Florida

55,342 employees $111,473 avg

Virginia

44,228 employees $134,612 avg

Georgia

39,575 employees $113,374 avg

High-pay peers of District of Columbia

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 ($154,024 here).

Maryland
$146,475 avg · 75,194 employees
Virginia
$134,612 avg · 44,228 employees
New Jersey
$126,642 avg · 10,635 employees
California
$124,322 avg · 78,484 employees
Connecticut
$123,699 avg · 5,003 employees
New Hampshire
$121,875 avg · 3,670 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (15.6 years here).

Maryland
15.8 yrs avg tenure · 75,194 employees
Virginia
14.1 yrs avg tenure · 44,228 employees
New Jersey
14 yrs avg tenure · 10,635 employees
New Mexico
13.4 yrs avg tenure · 14,008 employees
New Hampshire
13.3 yrs avg tenure · 3,670 employees
Alabama
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 15,145 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.