Federal Employment in New Jersey
New Jersey ranks #32 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. New Jersey sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 10,635 civilians (0.5% of the disclosed workforce) at $126,642 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Above federal average). Average length of service (14 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.
Federal Employees
10,635
+0.3% from prior period
Average Salary
$126,642
Above federal average
+0.0%
Avg Length of Service
14 yrs
Average tenure
Agencies Present
50
Federal Agencies in New Jersey
50 agencies disclose staff in New Jersey; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 4,033 employees.
The 10 largest federal agencies in New Jersey by civilian headcount.
Where New Jersey sits nationally
New Jersey's 10,635 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).
New Jersey vs all states by federal civilian headcount
Where this state's disclosed OPM FedScope employee count sits among every tracked state and territory
10,635 32nd of 51 higher than 19 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 New Jersey's 10,635.
High-pay peers of New Jersey
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 ($126,642 here).
Similar average tenure
Nearest state-wide average length of service (14 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.