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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in North Carolina

North Carolina ranks #11 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. North Carolina is a large federal duty-station market: 26,746 civilians (1.4% of the disclosed workforce) at $112,595 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Near federal average). Average length of service (12 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

26,746

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$112,595

Near federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

48

Federal Agencies in North Carolina

48 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for North Carolina; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS alone accounts for 16,363 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…16,3632. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,7503. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…1,2064. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …1,1055. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1,1016. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …1,0627. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE8078. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE8029. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR66210. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA…647
Largest federal employers in North Carolina (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in North Carolina by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 16,363 $113,252
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,750 $93,467
3 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 1,206 $96,643
4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1,105 $131,255
5 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 1,101 $100,985
6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1,062 $133,536
7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 807 $114,724
8 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 802 $104,240
9 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 662 $80,423
10 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 647 $134,458
11 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 497 $132,396
12 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 124 $131,266
13 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 112 $169,462
14 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 88 $114,057
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 79 $83,559
16 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 70 $115,735
17 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 54 $132,151
18 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 25 $135,022
19 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 25 $134,705
20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 18 $127,417
21 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 17 $154,942
22 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 17 $134,876
23 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 16 $130,973
24 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 15 $173,633
25 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 12 n/a
26 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 $164,820
27 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 8 $121,938
28 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 5 $97,537
29 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 5 $179,260
30 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 5 $129,068
31 PEACE CORPS 4 $145,265
32 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 4 $175,724
33 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 4 $151,263
34 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 3 $111,365
35 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3 $199,289
36 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 3 $162,342
37 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 2 $115,652
38 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 2 $131,552
39 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 2 $122,263
40 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 2 $143,500
41 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 2 $164,164
42 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 2 $119,734
43 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 1 $86,525
44 DFC 1 $134,162
45 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 1 $91,503
46 THE US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 1 $140,222
47 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 1 $158,458
48 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 1 $144,478

Where North Carolina sits nationally

With 26,746 civilians, North Carolina anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

North Carolina vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

26,746 11th of 51 higher than 40 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 large duty-station books nearest North Carolina's 26,746-employee scale.

Illinois

27,107 employees $119,378 avg

Ohio

25,990 employees $113,832 avg

Missouri

25,174 employees $98,611 avg

Colorado

24,385 employees $120,244 avg

Arizona

23,479 employees $104,382 avg

Washington

23,282 employees $116,221 avg

Shorter-tenure peers of North Carolina

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 ($112,595 here).

Minnesota
$112,696 avg · 13,729 employees
Georgia
$113,374 avg · 39,575 employees
Florida
$111,473 avg · 55,342 employees
Ohio
$113,832 avg · 25,990 employees
Texas
$110,896 avg · 73,050 employees
Hawaii
$109,314 avg · 4,780 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12 years here).

Oregon
12 yrs avg tenure · 15,964 employees
Delaware
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 2,221 employees
Indiana
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 11,286 employees
Iowa
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 7,038 employees
Montana
12.1 yrs avg tenure · 8,643 employees
North Dakota
11.9 yrs avg tenure · 3,618 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.