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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in North Dakota

North Dakota ranks #47 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. North Dakota is a thinner federal footprint: 3,618 civilians (0.2% of the disclosed workforce) at $94,971 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (11.9 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

3,618

+0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$94,971

Below federal average

-0.0%

Avg Length of Service

11.9 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

26

Federal Agencies in North Dakota

26 agencies disclose staff in North Dakota; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 1,458, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…1,4582. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR6873. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE6054. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3675. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…1756. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…707. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY678. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE519. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE…3910. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND S…28
Largest federal employers in North Dakota (by civilian employees)

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

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1,458 $100,679
2 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 687 $76,106
3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 605 $88,183
4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 367 $93,636
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 175 $116,526
6 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 70 $96,556
7 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 67 $124,464
8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 51 $92,549
9 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 39 $138,301
10 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 28 $106,819
11 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 20 $115,300
12 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 10 $101,127
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 9 $119,507
14 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 6 $117,168
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 5 $111,804
16 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 4 n/a
17 INTERNAT BOUNDARY CMSN: U.S. AND CANADA 4 $67,400
18 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 3 $88,909
19 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 2 $117,520
20 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 $114,287
21 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 $138,356
22 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 1 $159,321
23 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1 $89,508
24 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $147,945
25 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CMSN: U.S. & CANADA 1 $184,900
26 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1 $113,533

Where North Dakota sits nationally

At 3,618 civilians, North Dakota sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

North Dakota vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

3,618 47th of 51 higher than 4 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 North Dakota's 3,618-employee scale.

New Hampshire

3,670 employees $121,875 avg

Maine

3,506 employees $106,807 avg

Rhode Island

2,973 employees $119,256 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

Vermont

2,454 employees $118,036 avg

Connecticut

5,003 employees $123,699 avg

Lower-pay peers of North Dakota

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 ($94,971 here).

Mississippi
$95,725 avg · 9,171 employees
New Mexico
$96,529 avg · 14,008 employees
Idaho
$92,160 avg · 8,282 employees
South Dakota
$92,120 avg · 6,731 employees
Missouri
$98,611 avg · 25,174 employees
Kentucky
$99,012 avg · 12,078 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.9 years here).

Idaho
11.8 yrs avg tenure · 8,282 employees
North Carolina
12 yrs avg tenure · 26,746 employees
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

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.