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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Maryland

Maryland ranks #3 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Maryland is a large federal duty-station market: 75,194 civilians (3.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $146,475 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Above federal average). Average length of service (15.8 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

75,194

-0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$146,475

Above federal average

+0.0%

Avg Length of Service

15.8 yrs

Long-tenured workforce

Agencies Present

60

Federal Agencies in Maryland

60 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for Maryland; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES alone accounts for 31,947 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …31,9472. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE10,0973. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…8,1244. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…5,7155. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…4,0936. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY3,5377. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,9338. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…1,8679. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS…1,53610. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR1,086
Largest federal employers in Maryland (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Maryland by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 31,947 $157,682
2 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10,097 $150,699
3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 8,124 $123,485
4 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 5,715 $125,450
5 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 4,093 $129,358
6 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 3,537 $146,171
7 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,933 $130,077
8 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,867 $169,295
9 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1,536 $163,309
10 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 1,086 $144,148
11 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 780 $103,210
12 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 773 $123,786
13 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 704 $170,703
14 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 512 $149,317
15 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 374 $96,157
16 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 364 $124,606
17 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 275 $156,263
18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 242 $141,410
19 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 241 $146,257
20 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 175 $153,158
21 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 121 $149,287
22 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 107 $94,282
23 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 89 $221,027
24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 41 $147,468
25 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 40 $150,174
26 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 36 $141,179
27 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 35 $172,802
28 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 34 $145,462
29 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 30 $145,650
30 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 29 $154,138
31 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 23 $162,694
32 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 23 $158,344
33 PEACE CORPS 22 $141,367
34 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 21 $151,353
35 U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM 21 $131,523
36 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 19 $134,033
37 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 16 $99,090
38 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 13 $170,369
39 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 12 $167,447
40 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 11 n/a
41 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 10 $140,936
42 CHEMICAL SAFETY/HAZARD INVESTIGATION BD 10 $155,619
43 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 8 $144,235
44 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 7 $158,236
45 DFC 6 $138,696
46 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 5 $160,149
47 ADV COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 5 $69,166
48 COUNCIL OF INSP. GEN. ON INTEG.& EFFIC. 4 $189,234
49 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 3 $144,240
50 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 3 $205,507
51 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 3 $172,870
52 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 2 $148,534
53 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 2 $172,700
54 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 2 $170,301
55 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 $158,306
56 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $163,104
57 PRESIDIO TRUST 1 $96,453
58 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 1 $197,200
59 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 1 $197,201
60 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 1 $182,295

Where Maryland sits nationally

With 75,194 civilians, Maryland anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Maryland vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

75,194 3rd of 51 higher than 48 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 Maryland's 75,194-employee scale.

Texas

73,050 employees $110,896 avg

California

78,484 employees $124,322 avg

Florida

55,342 employees $111,473 avg

District of Columbia

96,552 employees $154,024 avg

Virginia

44,228 employees $134,612 avg

Georgia

39,575 employees $113,374 avg

High-pay peers of Maryland

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 ($146,475 here).

District of Columbia
$154,024 avg · 96,552 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 (15.8 years here).

District of Columbia
15.6 yrs avg tenure · 96,552 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.