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OPM FedScope June 2026 Federal civilian workforce

Federal Employment in Wisconsin

Wisconsin ranks #26 of 51 states and territories by federal civilian headcount in OPM FedScope June 2026. Wisconsin sits mid-pack on federal headcount: 13,409 civilians (0.7% of the disclosed workforce) at $106,687 average pay. Pay tracks near the middle of the state pack (Below federal average). Average length of service (11.6 yrs) is among the shorter state books. Source: OPM FedScope June 2026.

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Federal Employees

13,409

+0.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$106,687

Below federal average

-0.0%

Avg Length of Service

11.6 yrs

Average tenure

Agencies Present

41

Federal Agencies in Wisconsin

41 agencies disclose staff in Wisconsin; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS leads with 9,607 employees.

1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF…9,6072. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1,3583. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR6734. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTR…4345. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE2466. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAT…2437. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE1618. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND …1469. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY12410. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND S…105
Largest federal employers in Wisconsin (by civilian employees)

The 10 largest federal agencies in Wisconsin by civilian headcount.

Source: OPM FedScope

# Agency Employees Avg Salary
1 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 9,607 $110,235
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,358 $87,549
3 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 673 $90,283
4 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 434 $97,388
5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 246 $96,446
6 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 243 $118,064
7 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 161 $100,751
8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 146 $110,960
9 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 124 $118,604
10 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 105 $103,678
11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 80 $110,157
12 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 66 $137,727
13 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 28 $114,350
14 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPM 22 $130,005
15 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 17 $111,783
16 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 15 $107,962
17 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 15 $158,191
18 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 $137,314
19 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 6 $128,727
20 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 6 n/a
21 NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 5 $135,773
22 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 5 $152,906
23 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 $131,593
24 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 4 $111,384
25 FED MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 3 $137,727
26 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 3 $127,457
27 CORP FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 $133,140
28 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 3 $126,956
29 U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEV 2 $127,800
30 DFC 2 $184,902
31 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2 $154,686
32 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1 $190,822
33 PEACE CORPS 1 $127,181
34 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 1 $165,034
35 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 1 $110,395
36 JUDICIAL BRANCH 1 $142,549
37 NAT ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 1 $118,570
38 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 1 $122,442
39 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 1 $194,151
40 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 $152,877
41 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 $182,790

Where Wisconsin sits nationally

Wisconsin's 13,409 civilians place it mid-pack among 51 states and territories by FedScope headcount (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).

Wisconsin vs all states by federal civilian headcount

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

13,409 26th of 51 higher than 25 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 Wisconsin's 13,409.

West Virginia

13,160 employees $106,959 avg

Minnesota

13,729 employees $112,696 avg

New Mexico

14,008 employees $96,529 avg

South Carolina

12,597 employees $105,109 avg

Oklahoma

14,632 employees $106,785 avg

Kentucky

12,078 employees $99,012 avg

Shorter-tenure peers of Wisconsin

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 ($106,687 here).

Oklahoma
$106,785 avg · 14,632 employees
Maine
$106,807 avg · 3,506 employees
West Virginia
$106,959 avg · 13,160 employees
Pennsylvania
$105,985 avg · 36,115 employees
Nevada
$107,573 avg · 10,191 employees
South Carolina
$105,109 avg · 12,597 employees

Similar average tenure

Nearest state-wide average length of service (11.6 years here).

Tennessee
11.6 yrs avg tenure · 22,414 employees
Maine
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 3,506 employees
Rhode Island
11.4 yrs avg tenure · 2,973 employees
Idaho
11.8 yrs avg tenure · 8,282 employees
Nevada
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 10,191 employees
Utah
11.3 yrs avg tenure · 15,153 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.