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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Virginia

Virginia ranks #6 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Virginia is a large federal duty-station market: 44,228 civilians (2.3% of the disclosed workforce) at $134,612 average pay. Pay lands in the upper third of states (Above federal average). Average length of service (14.1 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

44,228

+0.3% from prior period

Average Salary

$134,612

Above federal average

-0.1%

Avg Length of Service

14.1 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

77

Federal Agencies in Virginia

77 agencies disclose staff here, a dense agency book for Virginia; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS alone accounts for 11,822 civilians.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…11,8222. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…7,8503. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE7,4954. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR2,6355. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…2,0426. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND…1,6797. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE1,5308. NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…1,4929. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,35910. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND…1,208
Largest federal employers in Virginia (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Virginia by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 11,822 $116,076
2 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 7,850 $135,085
3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 7,495 $152,510
4 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 2,635 $117,438
5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2,042 $162,004
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 1,679 $157,821
7 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1,530 $134,387
8 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1,492 $143,713
9 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,359 $112,699
10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1,208 $143,135
11 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 977 $166,346
12 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 768 $132,940
13 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 597 $101,323
14 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 445 $151,976
15 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 278 $112,048
16 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 277 $132,270
17 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 257 $315,000
18 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 211 $135,862
19 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 199 $114,027
20 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 158 $323,386
21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 113 $143,173
22 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 98 $234,392
23 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 83 $160,920
24 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 81 $151,187
25 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 66 $137,461
26 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 49 $154,748
27 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 43 $167,098
28 FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY 39 $222,152
29 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 32 $168,454
30 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 32 $147,407
31 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 30 $119,281
32 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 25 $156,480
33 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 24 $157,430
34 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 23 $164,525
35 PEACE CORPS 21 $134,079
36 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 17 $128,999
37 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 17 $112,606
38 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 17 $169,349
39 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 14 $168,511
40 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 12 $125,717
41 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 11 $157,410
42 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 10 $158,969
43 FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION 9 $327,240
44 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 7 $169,937
45 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 6 $142,727
46 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 6 $138,232
47 DFC 5 $143,005
48 JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUND 5 $124,913
49 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEER 5 $162,002
50 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 4 $154,853
51 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 4 $192,175
52 COUNCIL OF INSP. GEN. ON INTEG.& EFFIC. 4 $198,351
53 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 4 $148,536
54 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 4 $172,545
55 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 2 $155,502
56 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 2 $186,650
57 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 2 $161,604
58 CHEMICAL SAFETY/HAZARD INVESTIGATION BD 2 $205,148
59 U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 2 $162,027
60 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 2 $197,201
61 COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDR SUPERVSN AGY 1 $111,620
62 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 1 $153,509
63 FED MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW CMSN 1 $209,600
64 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL 1 $102,415
65 BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOL & EXCEL IN ED FOUN 1 $122,899
66 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT 1 $158,612
67 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 1 $133,225
68 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 1 $175,169
69 ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 1 $209,600
70 ADV COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 1 $26,088
71 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 1 $182,295
72 PRESIDIO TRUST 1 $185,747
73 THE US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION 1 $126,275
74 FEDERAL FINANCIAL INST. EXAM. COUNCIL 1 $153,509
75 OFC OF THE NAT CYBER DIRECTOR 1 n/a
76 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1 $195,190
77 OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 1 $178,376

Where Virginia sits nationally

With 44,228 civilians, Virginia anchors the upper headcount band among 51 states and territories (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Virginia vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

44,228 6th of 51 higher than 45 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 Virginia's 44,228-employee scale.

Georgia

39,575 employees $113,374 avg

Pennsylvania

36,115 employees $105,985 avg

New York

35,791 employees $116,309 avg

Florida

55,342 employees $111,473 avg

Illinois

27,107 employees $119,378 avg

North Carolina

26,746 employees $112,595 avg

High-pay peers of Virginia

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 ($134,612 here).

New Jersey
$126,642 avg · 10,635 employees
California
$124,322 avg · 78,484 employees
Connecticut
$123,699 avg · 5,003 employees
Maryland
$146,475 avg · 75,194 employees
New Hampshire
$121,875 avg · 3,670 employees
Massachusetts
$120,785 avg · 16,188 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (14.1 years here).

New Jersey
14 yrs avg tenure · 10,635 employees
New Mexico
13.4 yrs avg tenure · 14,008 employees
New Hampshire
13.3 yrs avg tenure · 3,670 employees
Alabama
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 15,145 employees
Colorado
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 24,385 employees
Washington
13.1 yrs avg tenure · 23,282 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.