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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Kansas

Kansas ranks #35 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Kansas is a thinner federal footprint: 9,263 civilians (0.5% of the disclosed workforce) at $104,722 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.6 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

9,263

-0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$104,722

Below federal average

+0.2%

Avg Length of Service

12.6 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

34

Federal Agencies in Kansas

34 agencies disclose staff in Kansas; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 5,123, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…5,1232. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,0403. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…7074. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …4385. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR3676. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…2747. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …2538. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE2499. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…20410. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE141
Largest federal employers in Kansas (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Kansas by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 5,123 $101,819
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,040 $92,136
3 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 707 $142,191
4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 438 $123,126
5 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 367 $82,869
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 274 $93,648
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 253 $107,549
8 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 249 $109,666
9 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 204 $99,244
10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 141 $91,327
11 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 122 $128,357
12 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 85 $117,336
13 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 59 $69,353
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 43 $115,913
15 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 42 $105,074
16 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 35 $140,596
17 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 17 $123,562
18 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 12 $105,340
19 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 9 $129,784
20 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 8 $153,935
21 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 8 $129,043
22 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 5 $118,896
23 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 5 n/a
24 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 3 $216,081
25 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 $101,757
26 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2 $124,744
27 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2 $197,337
28 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 2 $87,814
29 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 1 n/a
30 DFC 1 $149,136
31 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1 $137,021
32 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $147,945
33 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1 $108,173
34 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1 n/a

Where Kansas sits nationally

At 9,263 civilians, Kansas sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Kansas vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

9,263 35th of 51 higher than 16 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 Kansas's 9,263-employee scale.

Mississippi

9,171 employees $95,725 avg

Arkansas

9,591 employees $102,501 avg

Montana

8,643 employees $90,083 avg

Nevada

10,191 employees $107,573 avg

Idaho

8,282 employees $92,160 avg

New Jersey

10,635 employees $126,642 avg

Nationwide states near Kansas 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 ($104,722 here).

Iowa
$104,469 avg · 7,038 employees
Arizona
$104,382 avg · 23,479 employees
South Carolina
$105,109 avg · 12,597 employees
Alabama
$104,265 avg · 15,145 employees
Louisiana
$103,472 avg · 11,836 employees
Pennsylvania
$105,985 avg · 36,115 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.6 years here).

Missouri
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 25,174 employees
Pennsylvania
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 36,115 employees
California
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 78,484 employees
Mississippi
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 9,171 employees
Alaska
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,778 employees
Connecticut
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,003 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.