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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Indiana

Indiana ranks #31 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Indiana sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 11,286 civilians (0.6% of the disclosed workforce) at $102,913 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below 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

11,286

+0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$102,913

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.1 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

36

Federal Agencies in Indiana

36 agencies disclose staff in Indiana; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 6,962 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…6,9622. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…8703. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE7274. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE6595. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…5876. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE3807. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY2778. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR2679. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …11110. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND S…107
Largest federal employers in Indiana (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Indiana by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6,962 $103,120
2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 870 $140,169
3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 727 $73,479
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 659 $87,708
5 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 587 $98,424
6 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 380 $100,347
7 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 277 $95,553
8 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 267 $77,723
9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 111 $122,308
10 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 107 $102,970
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 78 $107,434
12 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 35 $136,938
13 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 33 $163,764
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 33 $117,445
15 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 32 $122,554
16 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 24 $95,273
17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 19 $113,649
18 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 16 $141,154
19 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 13 $148,316
20 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 11 n/a
21 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6 $138,501
22 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 6 $128,014
23 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 5 $169,217
24 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 $134,333
25 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 5 $119,843
26 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4 $128,506
27 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 3 $118,146
28 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 2 $263,575
29 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 2 $173,976
30 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $209,600
31 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $66,451
32 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 1 $159,353
33 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 1 $140,604
34 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 $164,041
35 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $149,323
36 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 1 $184,115

Where Indiana sits nationally

Indiana's 11,286 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Indiana vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

11,286 31st of 51 higher than 20 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 Indiana's 11,286.

Louisiana

11,836 employees $103,472 avg

New Jersey

10,635 employees $126,642 avg

Kentucky

12,078 employees $99,012 avg

Nevada

10,191 employees $107,573 avg

South Carolina

12,597 employees $105,109 avg

Arkansas

9,591 employees $102,501 avg

Lower-pay peers of Indiana

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 ($102,913 here).

Oregon
$103,039 avg · 15,964 employees
Arkansas
$102,501 avg · 9,591 employees
Louisiana
$103,472 avg · 11,836 employees
Alabama
$104,265 avg · 15,145 employees
Nebraska
$101,478 avg · 5,419 employees
Arizona
$104,382 avg · 23,479 employees

Similar average tenure

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

Delaware
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 2,221 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.