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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in West Virginia

West Virginia ranks #27 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. West Virginia sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 13,160 civilians (0.7% of the disclosed workforce) at $106,959 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (12.8 yrs) is among the longer state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

13,160

+0.2% from prior period

Average Salary

$106,959

Below federal average

+0.1%

Avg Length of Service

12.8 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

36

Federal Agencies in West Virginia

36 agencies disclose staff in West Virginia; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 6,441 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…6,4412. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY2,4743. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE1,0184. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE6265. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR4916. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE…4677. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR3548. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …3029. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…25210. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY230
Largest federal employers in West Virginia (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in West Virginia by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6,441 $104,619
2 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 2,474 $115,268
3 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1,018 $92,341
4 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 626 $90,610
5 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 491 $103,974
6 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 467 $110,432
7 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 354 $109,693
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 302 $125,039
9 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 252 $99,057
10 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 230 $139,844
11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 175 $113,592
12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 120 $108,706
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 48 $139,855
14 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 31 $156,155
15 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 27 $125,159
16 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 17 $129,646
17 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 14 $107,974
18 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 11 $147,637
19 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 10 $132,200
20 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 10 $150,542
21 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 6 $89,638
22 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 6 n/a
23 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 5 $88,591
24 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 5 $138,825
25 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 $163,618
26 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3 $163,330
27 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 2 $171,457
28 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 2 $129,838
29 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2 $189,472
30 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 1 $110,395
31 U.S.AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 1 $158,322
32 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 1 $209,600
33 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $177,497
34 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $125,845
35 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $147,945
36 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 1 $138,356

Where West Virginia sits nationally

West Virginia's 13,160 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

West Virginia vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

13,160 27th of 51 higher than 24 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 West Virginia's 13,160.

Wisconsin

13,409 employees $106,687 avg

South Carolina

12,597 employees $105,109 avg

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

Kentucky

12,078 employees $99,012 avg

Louisiana

11,836 employees $103,472 avg

Long-tenure peers of West 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 ($106,959 here).

Maine
$106,807 avg · 3,506 employees
Oklahoma
$106,785 avg · 14,632 employees
Wisconsin
$106,687 avg · 13,409 employees
Nevada
$107,573 avg · 10,191 employees
Pennsylvania
$105,985 avg · 36,115 employees
Alaska
$108,775 avg · 5,778 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (12.8 years here).

Illinois
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 27,107 employees
New York
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 35,791 employees
Oklahoma
12.8 yrs avg tenure · 14,632 employees
Louisiana
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 11,836 employees
Massachusetts
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 16,188 employees
Texas
12.9 yrs avg tenure · 73,050 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.