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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Nevada

Nevada ranks #33 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Nevada sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 10,191 civilians (0.5% of the disclosed workforce) at $107,573 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (11.3 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

10,191

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$107,573

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

11.3 yrs

Shorter-tenured workforce

Agencies Present

36

Federal Agencies in Nevada

36 agencies disclose staff in Nevada; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 6,298 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…6,2982. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR1,8863. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE5084. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…3475. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…2216. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…2147. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE1738. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …1249. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY10410. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY100
Largest federal employers in Nevada (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Nevada by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6,298 $113,954
2 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 1,886 $88,114
3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 508 $84,876
4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 347 $135,772
5 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 221 $90,977
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 214 $103,436
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 173 $104,194
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 124 $102,797
9 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 104 $148,344
10 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 100 $106,279
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 44 $107,239
12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 42 $125,013
13 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 34 $133,117
14 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 26 $87,664
15 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 19 $112,321
16 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 14 $93,688
17 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 6 $112,785
18 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 6 $149,456
19 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 4 $128,978
20 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 $156,240
21 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $128,690
22 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 2 $244,401
23 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2 $132,276
24 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 1 $277,500
25 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 1 $132,756
26 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1 $186,380
27 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $100,570
28 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $145,605
29 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $176,305
30 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $196,455
31 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $200,209
32 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $148,526
33 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1 $141,337
34 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $119,592
35 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 1 $155,502
36 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 1 $106,666

Where Nevada sits nationally

Nevada's 10,191 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Nevada vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

10,191 33rd of 51 higher than 18 of 51 states

States and territories, banded by federal civilian headcount

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source OPM FedScope Employment Cubes · June 2026

Similar States by Federal Employment

States whose disclosed federal headcount sits closest to Nevada's 10,191.

New Jersey

10,635 employees $126,642 avg

Arkansas

9,591 employees $102,501 avg

Kansas

9,263 employees $104,722 avg

Mississippi

9,171 employees $95,725 avg

Indiana

11,286 employees $102,913 avg

Montana

8,643 employees $90,083 avg

Shorter-tenure peers of Nevada

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 ($107,573 here).

West Virginia
$106,959 avg · 13,160 employees
Maine
$106,807 avg · 3,506 employees
Oklahoma
$106,785 avg · 14,632 employees
Wisconsin
$106,687 avg · 13,409 employees
Alaska
$108,775 avg · 5,778 employees
Michigan
$109,161 avg · 18,311 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.3 years here).

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
Michigan
11.2 yrs avg tenure · 18,311 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.