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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Louisiana

Louisiana ranks #30 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Louisiana sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 11,836 civilians (0.6% of the disclosed workforce) at $103,472 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.9 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

11,836

-0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$103,472

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.9 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

33

Federal Agencies in Louisiana

33 agencies disclose staff in Louisiana; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 6,122 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…6,1222. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,6743. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…7424. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR6875. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE5586. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…5287. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…3588. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE2789. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …16910. DEPARTMENT OF STATE140
Largest federal employers in Louisiana (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Louisiana by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6,122 $108,116
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,674 $88,752
3 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 742 $93,566
4 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 687 $116,235
5 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 558 $98,609
6 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 528 $95,105
7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 358 $112,413
8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 278 $79,250
9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 169 $113,353
10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 140 $86,041
11 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 114 $99,926
12 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 77 $79,164
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 75 $111,495
14 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 71 $133,761
15 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 44 $132,168
16 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 34 $153,190
17 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 32 $128,129
18 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 27 $112,935
19 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 22 $113,299
20 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 18 $125,883
21 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 17 n/a
22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 12 $103,603
23 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL 10 $144,121
24 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 8 $131,937
25 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 5 $85,311
26 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 3 $162,461
27 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 $90,784
28 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2 $98,701
29 ADV COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 2 $26,088
30 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 2 $168,429
31 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1 $182,467
32 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $147,945
33 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 1 n/a

Where Louisiana sits nationally

Louisiana's 11,836 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Louisiana vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

11,836 30th of 51 higher than 21 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 Louisiana's 11,836.

Kentucky

12,078 employees $99,012 avg

Indiana

11,286 employees $102,913 avg

South Carolina

12,597 employees $105,109 avg

New Jersey

10,635 employees $126,642 avg

West Virginia

13,160 employees $106,959 avg

Wisconsin

13,409 employees $106,687 avg

Lower-pay peers of Louisiana

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 ($103,472 here).

Oregon
$103,039 avg · 15,964 employees
Indiana
$102,913 avg · 11,286 employees
Alabama
$104,265 avg · 15,145 employees
Arizona
$104,382 avg · 23,479 employees
Arkansas
$102,501 avg · 9,591 employees
Iowa
$104,469 avg · 7,038 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.9 years here).

Massachusetts
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 16,188 employees
Texas
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 73,050 employees
Georgia
13 yrs avg tenure · 39,575 employees
Illinois
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 27,107 employees
New York
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 35,791 employees
Oklahoma
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 14,632 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.