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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Vermont

Vermont ranks #50 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Vermont is a thinner federal footprint: 2,454 civilians (0.1% of the disclosed workforce) at $118,036 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Near federal average). Average length of service (12.1 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

2,454

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$118,036

Near federal average

-0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.1 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

26

Federal Agencies in Vermont

26 agencies disclose staff in Vermont; the largest is DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS with 1,185, a narrower agency footprint than high-volume states.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…1,1852. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…6233. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE2444. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR915. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE766. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…577. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…478. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …369. DEPARTMENT OF STATE3410. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY18
Largest federal employers in Vermont (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Vermont by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1,185 $128,762
2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 623 $117,908
3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 244 $90,885
4 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 91 $98,239
5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 76 $91,359
6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 57 $118,008
7 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 47 $94,216
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 36 $114,126
9 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 34 $83,085
10 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 18 $94,729
11 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 8 $107,452
12 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 7 $121,932
13 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 6 $130,920
14 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 4 $137,986
15 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 3 $130,530
16 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 3 $144,382
17 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2 $174,007
18 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 2 n/a
19 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 1 $130,333
20 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 1 $123,092
21 PEACE CORPS 1 $147,855
22 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 1 $195,000
23 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 $196,258
24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 1 $149,738
25 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 1 $197,198
26 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 $133,954

Where Vermont sits nationally

At 2,454 civilians, Vermont sits in the thinner headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Vermont vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

2,454 50th of 51 higher than 1 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 Vermont's 2,454-employee scale.

Delaware

2,221 employees $116,878 avg

Rhode Island

2,973 employees $119,256 avg

Maine

3,506 employees $106,807 avg

North Dakota

3,618 employees $94,971 avg

New Hampshire

3,670 employees $121,875 avg

Hawaii

4,780 employees $109,314 avg

High-pay peers of Vermont

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 ($118,036 here).

Delaware
$116,878 avg · 2,221 employees
Rhode Island
$119,256 avg · 2,973 employees
Illinois
$119,378 avg · 27,107 employees
New York
$116,309 avg · 35,791 employees
Washington
$116,221 avg · 23,282 employees
Colorado
$120,244 avg · 24,385 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.1 years here).

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
Kentucky
12.2 yrs avg tenure · 12,078 employees
North Carolina
12 yrs avg tenure · 26,746 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.