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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in New Mexico

New Mexico ranks #24 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. New Mexico sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 14,008 civilians (0.7% of the disclosed workforce) at $96,529 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (13.4 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

14,008

-0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$96,529

Below federal average

+0.0%

Avg Length of Service

13.4 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

37

Federal Agencies in New Mexico

37 agencies disclose staff in New Mexico; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 3,348 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…3,3482. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3,0173. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR2,9784. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE2,2225. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY7656. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…5407. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…5328. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…1919. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE10610. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPAC…83
Largest federal employers in New Mexico (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in New Mexico by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 3,348 $105,051
2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 3,017 $98,625
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 2,978 $85,034
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2,222 $81,557
5 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 765 $154,884
6 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 540 $79,615
7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 532 $128,911
8 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 191 $100,770
9 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 106 $91,091
10 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 83 $139,708
11 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 42 $117,235
12 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 27 $130,049
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 25 $105,631
14 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 25 $133,144
15 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 24 $108,979
16 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 15 $145,665
17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 11 $117,125
18 INTER BOUND AND WATER COMM U.S. SECTION 9 $65,688
19 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 7 $89,006
20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 7 $163,284
21 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 6 $127,445
22 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 5 n/a
23 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 4 $184,230
24 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 $100,633
25 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 3 $108,576
26 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $144,095
27 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 1 $128,119
28 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 $209,600
29 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $197,201
30 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 1 $152,572
31 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1 $194,417
32 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $149,550
33 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 1 $131,379
34 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 1 $168,400
35 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $117,081
36 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 1 $155,502
37 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1 $131,379

Where New Mexico sits nationally

New Mexico's 14,008 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

New Mexico vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

14,008 24th of 51 higher than 27 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 Mexico's 14,008.

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

Wisconsin

13,409 employees $106,687 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

West Virginia

13,160 employees $106,959 avg

Alabama

15,145 employees $104,265 avg

Utah

15,153 employees $87,896 avg

Lower-pay peers of New Mexico

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 ($96,529 here).

Mississippi
$95,725 avg · 9,171 employees
North Dakota
$94,971 avg · 3,618 employees
Missouri
$98,611 avg · 25,174 employees
Kentucky
$99,012 avg · 12,078 employees
Tennessee
$100,769 avg · 22,414 employees
Idaho
$92,160 avg · 8,282 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (13.4 years here).

New Hampshire
13.3 yrs avg tenure · 3,670 employees
Alabama
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 15,145 employees
Colorado
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 24,385 employees
Washington
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 23,282 employees
Georgia
13 yrs avg tenure · 39,575 employees
Louisiana
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 11,836 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.