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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had 6,620 employees with an average salary of $143,224. It sits under the Department of Health and Human Services.
6,620 employees
$143,224 average pay
$948,142,880 estimated total salary expense
Health Insurance Administration largest occupation in the agency

What this page helps you check

Use this page when you want a quick feel for the size of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where its workforce is concentrated, and which occupations account for the largest share of employees.

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Health and Human Services.

Largest occupations in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
Health Insurance Administration 2,849 $145,730 43.0%
Information Technology Management 737 $152,715 11.1%
Management and Program Analysis 580 $125,592 8.8%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 358 $136,993 5.4%
Social Science 282 $126,214 4.3%
Nurse 197 $130,341 3.0%
Contracting 170 $138,796 2.6%
Financial Administration and Program 150 $142,418 2.3%
Program Management 139 $204,806 2.1%
Accounting 106 $139,260 1.6%
Human Resources Management 83 $131,777 1.3%
Pharmacist 58 $147,505 0.9%
Actuarial Science 56 $164,191 0.8%
Budget Analysis 53 $133,937 0.8%
General Arts and Information 49 $137,241 0.7%
Economist 48 $148,600 0.7%
General Business and Industry 39 $134,355 0.6%
Medical Technologist 32 $137,780 0.5%
Medical Officer 28 $192,882 0.4%
Statistics 22 $135,701 0.3%

Where Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
Maryland 4,030 $147,729
District of Columbia 355 $143,251
Texas 237 $128,545
Pennsylvania 232 $139,896
Georgia 194 $123,748
California 194 $150,127
Illinois 176 $136,829
New York 161 $140,141
Florida 127 $128,109
Colorado 104 $139,554

Agency totals and duty-location summaries come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).