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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Nebraska

Nebraska ranks #42 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Nebraska is a thinner federal footprint: 5,419 civilians (0.3% of the disclosed workforce) at $101,478 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.3 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

5,419

-0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$101,478

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.3 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

27

Federal Agencies in Nebraska

27 agencies disclose staff in Nebraska; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 3,004, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…3,0042. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,0623. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR3114. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…3005. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…1886. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1307. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE1128. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …759. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY6310. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANC…44
Largest federal employers in Nebraska (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Nebraska by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 3,004 $105,481
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,062 $87,101
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 311 $91,935
4 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 300 $102,722
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 188 $114,666
6 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 130 $94,948
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 112 $88,545
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 75 $101,806
9 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 63 $118,590
10 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 44 $141,520
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 24 $110,842
12 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 22 $136,646
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 19 $117,142
14 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 17 $143,781
15 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 13 $131,207
16 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8 $117,466
17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 6 $90,271
18 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 6 n/a
19 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 5 $119,289
20 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 2 n/a
21 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2 $138,323
22 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 $143,733
23 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $59,031
24 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 1 $163,514
25 DFC 1 $143,973
26 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $149,424
27 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 1 $125,776

Where Nebraska sits nationally

At 5,419 civilians, Nebraska sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Nebraska vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

5,419 42nd of 51 higher than 9 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 Nebraska's 5,419-employee scale.

Wyoming

5,254 employees $88,728 avg

Alaska

5,778 employees $108,775 avg

Connecticut

5,003 employees $123,699 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

South Dakota

6,731 employees $92,120 avg

Iowa

7,038 employees $104,469 avg

Lower-pay peers of Nebraska

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 ($101,478 here).

Tennessee
$100,769 avg · 22,414 employees
Arkansas
$102,501 avg · 9,591 employees
Indiana
$102,913 avg · 11,286 employees
Oregon
$103,039 avg · 15,964 employees
Louisiana
$103,472 avg · 11,836 employees
Kentucky
$99,012 avg · 12,078 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.3 years here).

Arizona
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 23,479 employees
Arkansas
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 9,591 employees
Florida
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 55,342 employees
Hawaii
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 4,780 employees
Ohio
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 25,990 employees
South Carolina
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 12,597 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.