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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Michigan

Michigan ranks #18 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Michigan sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 18,311 civilians (0.9% of the disclosed workforce) at $109,161 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (11.2 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

18,311

-0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$109,161

Below federal average

+0.0%

Avg Length of Service

11.2 yrs

Shorter-tenured workforce

Agencies Present

47

Federal Agencies in Michigan

47 agencies disclose staff in Michigan; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 11,691 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…11,6912. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,1093. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1,0754. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…7395. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR6906. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY6807. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE6188. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3669. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…27810. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE248
Largest federal employers in Michigan (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Michigan by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 11,691 $110,099
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,109 $85,281
3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 1,075 $104,752
4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 739 $130,866
5 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 690 $75,977
6 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 680 $111,196
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 618 $111,793
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 366 $124,182
9 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 278 $105,789
10 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 248 $118,620
11 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 232 $140,774
12 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 102 $134,683
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 97 $113,248
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 79 $123,996
15 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 38 $106,530
16 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 37 $94,837
17 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 35 $145,907
18 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 32 $115,985
19 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 30 $175,816
20 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 26 n/a
21 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 23 $101,597
22 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9 $115,958
23 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 8 $156,607
24 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 7 $153,799
25 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 7 $136,741
26 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 7 $142,683
27 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 6 $124,819
28 PEACE CORPS 4 $104,244
29 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 4 $142,748
30 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 $113,800
31 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 3 $150,366
32 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 3 $140,375
33 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 3 $131,176
34 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CMSN: U.S. & CANADA 3 $164,513
35 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 2 $144,256
36 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 2 $157,839
37 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 2 $91,908
38 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 2 $268,170
39 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2 $193,062
40 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 2 $152,043
41 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1 $196,153
42 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 1 $168,627
43 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $129,143
44 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 1 $161,860
45 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $184,946
46 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 1 $147,984
47 U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 1 $195,826

Where Michigan sits nationally

Michigan's 18,311 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Michigan vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

18,311 18th of 51 higher than 33 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 Michigan's 18,311.

Massachusetts

16,188 employees $120,785 avg

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

Tennessee

22,414 employees $100,769 avg

Shorter-tenure peers of Michigan

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 ($109,161 here).

Hawaii
$109,314 avg · 4,780 employees
Alaska
$108,775 avg · 5,778 employees
Nevada
$107,573 avg · 10,191 employees
Texas
$110,896 avg · 73,050 employees
West Virginia
$106,959 avg · 13,160 employees
Florida
$111,473 avg · 55,342 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.2 years here).

Nevada
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 10,191 employees
Utah
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 15,153 employees
Maine
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 3,506 employees
Rhode Island
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 2,973 employees
Tennessee
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 22,414 employees
Wisconsin
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 13,409 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.