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March 2025 workforce snapshot. National Endowment for the Arts had 160 employees with an average salary of $131,477.
160 employees
$131,477 average pay
$21,036,320 estimated total salary expense
Miscellaneous Administration and Program largest occupation in the agency

What this page helps you check

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

Parent organization

This workforce group rolls up under National Foundation on Arts and Humanities in the latest federal workforce file.

Largest occupations in National Endowment for the Arts

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under National Endowment for the Arts.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 59 $127,835 36.9%
Grants Management 19 $115,457 11.9%

Where National Endowment for the Arts employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for National Endowment for the Arts in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
District of Columbia 159 $131,537

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