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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Rhode Island

Rhode Island ranks #49 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Rhode Island is a thinner federal footprint: 2,973 civilians (0.2% of the disclosed workforce) at $119,256 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near federal average). Average length of service (11.4 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

2,973

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$119,256

Near federal average

-0.2%

Avg Length of Service

11.4 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

29

Federal Agencies in Rhode Island

29 agencies disclose staff in Rhode Island; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 2,179, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…2,1792. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1303. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE1274. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…995. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…846. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE647. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …648. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR509. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION …4610. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY41
Largest federal employers in Rhode Island (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Rhode Island by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2,179 $119,045
2 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 130 $111,576
3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 127 $103,264
4 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 99 $119,971
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 84 $128,205
6 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 64 $108,389
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 64 $126,484
8 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 50 $104,639
9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 46 $137,079
10 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 41 $126,600
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 27 $133,032
12 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 12 $125,490
13 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 11 $169,934
14 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 10 $154,218
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 10 $122,150
16 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 3 $207,127
17 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $208,882
18 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 $181,699
19 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 2 n/a
20 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1 $140,641
21 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 1 $185,105
22 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 1 $161,448
23 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 1 $277,564
24 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1 $197,200
25 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1 $185,193
26 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $167,560
27 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $114,893
28 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1 $161,448
29 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1 $161,448

Where Rhode Island sits nationally

At 2,973 civilians, Rhode Island sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Rhode Island vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

2,973 49th of 51 higher than 2 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 Rhode Island's 2,973-employee scale.

Vermont

2,454 employees $118,036 avg

Maine

3,506 employees $106,807 avg

North Dakota

3,618 employees $94,971 avg

New Hampshire

3,670 employees $121,875 avg

Delaware

2,221 employees $116,878 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

High-pay peers of Rhode Island

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 ($119,256 here).

Illinois
$119,378 avg · 27,107 employees
Colorado
$120,244 avg · 24,385 employees
Vermont
$118,036 avg · 2,454 employees
Massachusetts
$120,785 avg · 16,188 employees
Delaware
$116,878 avg · 2,221 employees
New Hampshire
$121,875 avg · 3,670 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.4 years here).

Maine
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 3,506 employees
Nevada
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 10,191 employees
Utah
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 15,153 employees
Tennessee
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 22,414 employees
Wisconsin
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 13,409 employees
Michigan
11.2 yrs avg tenure · 18,311 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.