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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Mississippi

Mississippi ranks #36 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Mississippi is a thinner federal footprint: 9,171 civilians (0.5% of the disclosed workforce) at $95,725 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.5 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

9,171

+0.5% from prior period

Average Salary

$95,725

Below federal average

-0.0%

Avg Length of Service

12.5 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

33

Federal Agencies in Mississippi

33 agencies disclose staff in Mississippi; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 4,761, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…4,7612. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,2333. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…4594. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE4105. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…4066. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…3777. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR3558. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE3309. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…18210. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OF…151
Largest federal employers in Mississippi (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Mississippi by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 4,761 $97,238
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,233 $84,661
3 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 459 $95,106
4 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 410 $87,816
5 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 406 $130,989
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 377 $95,680
7 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 355 $76,790
8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 330 $85,458
9 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 182 $112,531
10 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 151 $105,003
11 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 124 $74,954
12 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 95 $91,218
13 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 60 $102,136
14 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 46 $112,502
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 42 $76,864
16 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 40 $135,725
17 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 23 $113,553
18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 17 $122,676
19 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 15 $128,259
20 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 15 $107,187
21 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 $121,667
22 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 5 n/a
23 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 4 $83,961
24 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 4 $120,629
25 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $181,381
26 DFC 2 $135,014
27 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 2 $134,287
28 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL 1 $142,549
29 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 $142,549
30 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $163,514
31 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $155,128
32 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 1 $146,742
33 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $113,533

Where Mississippi sits nationally

At 9,171 civilians, Mississippi sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Mississippi vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

9,171 36th of 51 higher than 15 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 Mississippi's 9,171-employee scale.

Kansas

9,263 employees $104,722 avg

Arkansas

9,591 employees $102,501 avg

Montana

8,643 employees $90,083 avg

Idaho

8,282 employees $92,160 avg

Nevada

10,191 employees $107,573 avg

New Jersey

10,635 employees $126,642 avg

Lower-pay peers of Mississippi

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 ($95,725 here).

North Dakota
$94,971 avg · 3,618 employees
New Mexico
$96,529 avg · 14,008 employees
Missouri
$98,611 avg · 25,174 employees
Kentucky
$99,012 avg · 12,078 employees
Idaho
$92,160 avg · 8,282 employees
South Dakota
$92,120 avg · 6,731 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.5 years here).

California
12.5 yrs avg tenure · 78,484 employees
Alaska
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,778 employees
Connecticut
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 5,003 employees
Kansas
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 9,263 employees
Minnesota
12.4 yrs avg tenure · 13,729 employees
Missouri
12.6 yrs avg tenure · 25,174 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.