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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Ohio

Ohio ranks #12 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Ohio is a large federal duty-station market: 25,990 civilians (1.3% of the disclosed workforce) at $113,832 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near federal average). Average length of service (12.3 yrs) sits near the cohort middle. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

25,990

-0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$113,832

Near federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.3 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

50

Federal Agencies in Ohio

50 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for Ohio; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS alone accounts for 16,886 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…16,8862. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…1,2233. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…1,1834. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1,1535. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY1,0946. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE9137. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …7278. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE4159. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …41210. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR386
Largest federal employers in Ohio (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Ohio by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 16,886 $112,448
2 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,223 $142,193
3 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1,183 $144,262
4 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 1,153 $100,198
5 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 1,094 $99,928
6 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 913 $88,382
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 727 $118,505
8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 415 $105,201
9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 412 $131,887
10 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 386 $87,986
11 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 326 $107,663
12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 299 $118,600
13 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 290 $112,420
14 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 139 $148,809
15 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 103 $127,453
16 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 71 $138,575
17 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 58 $96,567
18 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 53 $59,404
19 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 42 $144,695
20 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 40 $142,314
21 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 29 $121,334
22 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 21 $135,589
23 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 19 n/a
24 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 13 $136,253
25 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 11 $100,559
26 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 10 $169,339
27 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 9 $109,476
28 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 9 $130,565
29 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 8 $166,297
30 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 8 $117,400
31 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 8 $185,486
32 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 7 $160,486
33 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 4 $225,517
34 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 2 $150,981
35 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 2 $115,600
36 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 2 $134,033
37 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2 $166,496
38 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 1 $155,502
39 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1 $75,666
40 PEACE CORPS 1 $84,653
41 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1 $140,088
42 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 1 n/a
43 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 $152,847
44 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 1 $155,128
45 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 1 $128,802
46 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $180,109
47 JUDICIAL BRANCH 1 $175,077
48 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $154,378
49 CMTE FOR PURCH FRM PPLE BLIND OR SEV DIS 1 $161,979
50 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1 $144,466

Where Ohio sits nationally

With 25,990 civilians, Ohio anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Ohio vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

25,990 12th of 51 higher than 39 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 Ohio's 25,990-employee scale.

North Carolina

26,746 employees $112,595 avg

Missouri

25,174 employees $98,611 avg

Illinois

27,107 employees $119,378 avg

Colorado

24,385 employees $120,244 avg

Arizona

23,479 employees $104,382 avg

Washington

23,282 employees $116,221 avg

High-pay peers of Ohio

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 ($113,832 here).

Georgia
$113,374 avg · 39,575 employees
Minnesota
$112,696 avg · 13,729 employees
North Carolina
$112,595 avg · 26,746 employees
Florida
$111,473 avg · 55,342 employees
Washington
$116,221 avg · 23,282 employees
New York
$116,309 avg · 35,791 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.3 years here).

Arizona
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 23,479 employees
Arkansas
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 9,591 employees
Florida
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 55,342 employees
Hawaii
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 4,780 employees
Nebraska
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 5,419 employees
South Carolina
12.3 yrs avg tenure · 12,597 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.