Federal Employment in New Hampshire
New Hampshire ranks #46 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. New Hampshire is a thinner federal footprint: 3,670 civilians (0.2% of the disclosed workforce) at $121,875 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near federal average). Average length of service (13.3 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.
Federal Employees
3,670
-0.3% from prior period
Average Salary
$121,875
Near federal average
+0.2%
Avg Length of Service
13.3 yrs
Average tenure
Agencies Present
36
Federal Agencies in New Hampshire
36 agencies disclose staff in New Hampshire; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 1,395, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.
The 10 largest federal agencies in New Hampshire by civilian headcount.
Where New Hampshire sits nationally
At 3,670 civilians, New Hampshire sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).
New Hampshire vs all states by federal civilian headcount
Where this state's disclosed OPM FedScope employee count sits among every tracked state and territory
3,670 46th of 51 higher than 5 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 New Hampshire's 3,670-employee scale.
High-pay peers of New Hampshire
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 ($121,875 here).
Similar average tenure
Nearest state-wide average length of service (13.3 years here).
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.
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.