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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Defense Contract Management Agency had 9,665 employees with an average salary of $114,320. It sits under the Department of Defense.
9,665 employees
$114,320 average pay
$1,104,902,800 estimated total salary expense
Quality Assurance largest occupation in the agency

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Use this page when you want a quick feel for the size of Defense Contract Management Agency, where its workforce is concentrated, and which occupations account for the largest share of employees.

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Defense.

Largest occupations in Defense Contract Management Agency

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under Defense Contract Management Agency.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
Quality Assurance 2,920 $103,971 30.2%
Contracting 2,482 $118,391 25.7%
General Engineering 675 $129,912 7.0%
Industrial Specialist 671 $102,193 6.9%
Information Technology Management 458 $128,551 4.7%
Management and Program Analysis 457 $112,458 4.7%
Industrial Property Management 203 $106,152 2.1%
Program Management 173 $138,959 1.8%
Procurement Clerical and Technician 153 $64,185 1.6%
Computer Engineering 122 $122,289 1.3%
Traffic Management 108 $88,396 1.1%
General Business and Industry 103 $178,252 1.1%
General Attorney 102 $165,580 1.1%
Operations Research 71 $131,892 0.7%
Industrial Engineering 69 $120,489 0.7%
Aerospace Engineering 62 $119,050 0.6%
Safety and Occupational Health Management 60 $116,330 0.6%
Financial Administration and Program 53 $105,770 0.5%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 46 $144,752 0.5%
Electronics Engineering 45 $119,832 0.5%

Where Defense Contract Management Agency employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for Defense Contract Management Agency in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
California 1,173 $121,946
Texas 1,007 $112,908
Virginia 909 $129,235
Florida 689 $107,788
Pennsylvania 540 $116,788
Arizona 409 $108,265
New York 373 $109,716
Massachusetts 373 $123,913
Missouri 336 $103,543
Connecticut 318 $119,615

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