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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Federal Highway Administration had 2,967 employees with an average salary of $130,867. It sits under the Department of Transportation.
2,967 employees
$130,867 average pay
$388,282,389 estimated total salary expense
Civil Engineering largest occupation in the agency

What this page helps you check

Use this page when you want a quick feel for the size of Federal Highway Administration, where its workforce is concentrated, and which occupations account for the largest share of employees.

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Transportation.

Largest occupations in Federal Highway Administration

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under Federal Highway Administration.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
Civil Engineering 896 $127,047 30.2%
Transportation Specialist 422 $144,617 14.2%
Program Management 220 $172,182 7.4%
Management and Program Analysis 210 $136,658 7.1%
Financial Administration and Program 173 $114,000 5.8%
Environmental Protection Specialist 119 $130,188 4.0%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 109 $108,080 3.7%
Community Planning 94 $112,724 3.2%
Contracting 86 $127,258 2.9%
Engineering Technical 67 $102,334 2.3%
Human Resources Management 52 $141,259 1.8%
General Attorney 39 $176,829 1.3%
Equal Opportunity Compliance 23 $121,861 0.8%
Realty 17 $137,556 0.6%
Information Technology Management 13 $179,754 0.4%
Construction Control Technical 11 $90,906 0.4%

Where Federal Highway Administration employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for Federal Highway Administration in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
District of Columbia 607 $156,625
Virginia 368 $133,425
Colorado 308 $124,929
Washington 246 $119,011
Georgia 84 $134,816
Texas 66 $123,656
Tennessee 65 $103,175
California 62 $136,944
Florida 56 $122,341
Maryland 54 $143,919

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