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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Utah

Utah ranks #21 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Utah sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 15,153 civilians (0.8% of the disclosed workforce) at $87,896 average pay. Pay lands in the lower third of states (Below federal average). Average length of service (11.3 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

15,153

-0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$87,896

Below federal average

+0.2%

Avg Length of Service

11.3 yrs

Shorter-tenured workforce

Agencies Present

36

Federal Agencies in Utah

36 agencies disclose staff in Utah; DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY leads with 6,405 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY6,4052. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…3,6203. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR1,9554. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,6615. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…6036. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE1767. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …1688. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…1469. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR9410. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND S…79
Largest federal employers in Utah (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Utah by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 6,405 $64,371
2 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 3,620 $123,498
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 1,955 $79,167
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,661 $79,366
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 603 $136,590
6 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 176 $109,138
7 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 168 $103,623
8 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 146 $99,089
9 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 94 $112,814
10 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 79 $105,154
11 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 74 $151,828
12 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 26 $139,067
13 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 24 $134,795
14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 22 $121,039
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 16 $102,824
16 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 14 n/a
17 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 13 $204,544
18 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 11 $156,022
19 UTAH RECLAMATN MITIGATN & CONSERVTN CMSN 11 $108,813
20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 10 $117,178
21 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 4 $127,315
22 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 $176,463
23 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $191,910
24 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 2 $83,393
25 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2 $138,370
26 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH REVIEW CMSN 1 $209,600
27 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 $82,208
28 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 1 $161,109
29 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1 $146,742
30 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 1 $49,950
31 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $127,725
32 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $147,945
33 DFC 1 $162,740
34 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 1 $124,177
35 MEDICAID & CHIP PAYMENT & ACCESS COMM 1 $211,911
36 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $127,725

Where Utah sits nationally

Utah's 15,153 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Utah vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

15,153 21st of 51 higher than 30 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 Utah's 15,153.

Alabama

15,145 employees $104,265 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

Oregon

15,964 employees $103,039 avg

Massachusetts

16,188 employees $120,785 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

Lower-pay peers of Utah

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 ($87,896 here).

Wyoming
$88,728 avg · 5,254 employees
Montana
$90,083 avg · 8,643 employees
South Dakota
$92,120 avg · 6,731 employees
Idaho
$92,160 avg · 8,282 employees
North Dakota
$94,971 avg · 3,618 employees
Mississippi
$95,725 avg · 9,171 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.3 years here).

Nevada
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 10,191 employees
Maine
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 3,506 employees
Rhode Island
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 2,973 employees
Michigan
11.2 yrs avg tenure · 18,311 employees
Tennessee
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 22,414 employees
Wisconsin
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 13,409 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.