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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Oregon

Oregon ranks #20 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Oregon sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 15,964 civilians (0.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $103,039 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below 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

15,964

+1.7% from prior period

Average Salary

$103,039

Below federal average

-0.8%

Avg Length of Service

12 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

41

Federal Agencies in Oregon

41 agencies disclose staff in Oregon; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 5,924 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…5,9242. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE4,0953. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR2,3794. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY1,2775. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE4166. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3317. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…3128. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY2929. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…28510. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE179
Largest federal employers in Oregon (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Oregon by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 5,924 $117,912
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 4,095 $76,930
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 2,379 $86,997
4 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1,277 $134,766
5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 416 $104,235
6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 331 $109,665
7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 312 $126,656
8 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 292 $92,494
9 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 285 $103,041
10 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 179 $106,049
11 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 159 $101,807
12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 90 $132,403
13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 54 $110,214
14 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 35 $155,027
15 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 31 $140,486
16 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 25 $125,921
17 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 11 $107,790
18 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 10 n/a
19 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 8 $170,574
20 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 8 $119,570
21 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 5 $132,673
22 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 5 $155,938
23 PEACE CORPS 4 $141,539
24 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 4 $99,440
25 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 $108,181
26 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 $169,675
27 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 $150,483
28 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 2 $124,242
29 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 2 $197,008
30 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1 $99,658
31 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 1 $168,536
32 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $99,658
33 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 1 $162,629
34 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 1 $82,026
35 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1 $171,665
36 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $197,200
37 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $180,664
38 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 1 $163,514
39 PRESIDIO TRUST 1 $220,709
40 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $159,408
41 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $180,664

Where Oregon sits nationally

Oregon's 15,964 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Oregon vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

15,964 20th of 51 higher than 31 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 Oregon's 15,964.

Massachusetts

16,188 employees $120,785 avg

Utah

15,153 employees $87,896 avg

Alabama

15,145 employees $104,265 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

Lower-pay peers of Oregon

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 ($103,039 here).

Indiana
$102,913 avg · 11,286 employees
Louisiana
$103,472 avg · 11,836 employees
Arkansas
$102,501 avg · 9,591 employees
Alabama
$104,265 avg · 15,145 employees
Arizona
$104,382 avg · 23,479 employees
Iowa
$104,469 avg · 7,038 employees

Similar average tenure

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

North Carolina
12 yrs avg tenure · 26,746 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.