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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Florida

Florida ranks #5 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Florida is a large federal duty-station market: 55,342 civilians (2.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $111,473 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Near federal average). Average length of service (12.3 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

55,342

+0.3% from prior period

Average Salary

$111,473

Near federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.3 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

64

Federal Agencies in Florida

64 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for Florida; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS alone accounts for 35,249 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…35,2492. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…2,8483. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…2,4774. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…2,3165. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…1,9926. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY1,6687. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE1,6178. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,4559. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE1,38310. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND…1,218
Largest federal employers in Florida (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Florida by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 35,249 $111,030
2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2,848 $143,761
3 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 2,477 $100,035
4 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2,316 $92,629
5 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,992 $137,167
6 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 1,668 $96,290
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1,617 $115,352
8 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,455 $90,602
9 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1,383 $102,994
10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1,218 $114,319
11 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 1,147 $91,073
12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 393 $114,855
13 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 327 $80,861
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 258 $124,228
15 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 141 $118,576
16 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 137 $130,562
17 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 97 $225,230
18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 88 $120,554
19 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 84 $115,666
20 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 66 $169,665
21 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 49 $132,500
22 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 47 $144,877
23 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 35 $141,114
24 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 34 $125,666
25 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 25 n/a
26 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 23 $171,215
27 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 20 $138,347
28 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 18 $106,853
29 PEACE CORPS 14 $114,847
30 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 14 $142,886
31 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 10 $143,613
32 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 9 $104,879
33 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 7 $167,938
34 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 7 $143,142
35 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 6 $91,847
36 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 6 $156,066
37 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 6 $154,106
38 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 5 $119,694
39 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 5 $190,992
40 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 4 $177,183
41 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 3 $135,872
42 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 3 $126,872
43 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 3 $150,519
44 ADV COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 3 $113,111
45 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2 $121,564
46 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 2 $141,033
47 DFC 2 $136,365
48 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 2 $133,584
49 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 2 $130,442
50 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 1 n/a
51 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL 1 $167,672
52 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $174,144
53 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 $192,331
54 JUDICIAL BRANCH 1 $129,969
55 PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD 1 $151,662
56 FED RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD 1 $142,549
57 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 1 $98,459
58 INTER BOUND AND WATER COMM U.S. SECTION 1 $82,148
59 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $147,945
60 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 1 $218,089
61 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 1 $197,198
62 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 1 $197,201
63 OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 1 $142,549
64 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1 $168,068

Where Florida sits nationally

With 55,342 civilians, Florida anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Florida vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

55,342 5th of 51 higher than 46 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 Florida's 55,342-employee scale.

Virginia

44,228 employees $134,612 avg

Georgia

39,575 employees $113,374 avg

Texas

73,050 employees $110,896 avg

Pennsylvania

36,115 employees $105,985 avg

New York

35,791 employees $116,309 avg

Maryland

75,194 employees $146,475 avg

Nationwide states near Florida 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 ($111,473 here).

Texas
$110,896 avg · 73,050 employees
North Carolina
$112,595 avg · 26,746 employees
Minnesota
$112,696 avg · 13,729 employees
Georgia
$113,374 avg · 39,575 employees
Hawaii
$109,314 avg · 4,780 employees
Michigan
$109,161 avg · 18,311 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.3 years here).

Arizona
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 23,479 employees
Arkansas
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 9,591 employees
Hawaii
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 4,780 employees
Nebraska
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 5,419 employees
Ohio
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 25,990 employees
South Carolina
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 12,597 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.