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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Massachusetts

Massachusetts ranks #19 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Massachusetts sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 16,188 civilians (0.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $120,785 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near 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

16,188

+0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$120,785

Near federal average

-0.2%

Avg Length of Service

12.9 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

53

Federal Agencies in Massachusetts

53 agencies disclose staff in Massachusetts; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 7,998 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…7,9982. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY1,3393. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR8824. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…8615. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…8386. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…7597. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE6498. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …6009. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …47610. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE343
Largest federal employers in Massachusetts (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Massachusetts by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 7,998 $120,771
2 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 1,339 $90,365
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 882 $95,641
4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 861 $143,205
5 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 838 $115,947
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 759 $116,264
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 649 $122,481
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 600 $131,466
9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 476 $131,938
10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 343 $108,235
11 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 294 $116,797
12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 251 $131,464
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 170 $140,425
14 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 165 $238,244
15 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 131 $188,937
16 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 94 $147,027
17 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 55 $108,642
18 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 49 $188,921
19 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 45 $110,895
20 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 33 $116,254
21 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 20 $163,481
22 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 19 $143,677
23 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 17 $152,496
24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 16 $131,661
25 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 15 n/a
26 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 11 $196,728
27 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 10 $182,654
28 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 7 $173,050
29 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 5 $176,572
30 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 5 $114,856
31 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 3 $137,092
32 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 2 $170,946
33 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 $87,264
34 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 2 $152,140
35 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2 $169,005
36 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 2 $152,666
37 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 2 $165,759
38 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 1 $120,548
39 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 1 n/a
40 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 1 $151,661
41 PEACE CORPS 1 $152,289
42 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $131,790
43 DFC 1 $128,585
44 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 1 $151,950
45 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 1 $147,201
46 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $197,201
47 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 1 $189,985
48 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $173,146
49 CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE REVIEW BOARD 1 $197,201
50 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 1 $136,622
51 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 1 $197,201
52 OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 1 $195,488
53 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT 1 $197,200

Where Massachusetts sits nationally

Massachusetts's 16,188 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Massachusetts vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

16,188 19th of 51 higher than 32 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 Massachusetts's 16,188.

Oregon

15,964 employees $103,039 avg

Utah

15,153 employees $87,896 avg

Alabama

15,145 employees $104,265 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

Michigan

18,311 employees $109,161 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

High-pay peers of Massachusetts

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 ($120,785 here).

Colorado
$120,244 avg · 24,385 employees
New Hampshire
$121,875 avg · 3,670 employees
Illinois
$119,378 avg · 27,107 employees
Rhode Island
$119,256 avg · 2,973 employees
Vermont
$118,036 avg · 2,454 employees
Connecticut
$123,699 avg · 5,003 employees

Similar average tenure

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

Louisiana
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 11,836 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.