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March 2025 workforce snapshot. National Institute of Food and Agriculture had 457 employees with an average salary of $127,395. It sits under the Department of Agriculture.
457 employees
$127,395 average pay
$58,219,515 estimated total salary expense
General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences 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 Institute of Food and Agriculture, where its workforce is concentrated, and which occupations account for the largest share of employees.

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Agriculture.

Largest occupations in National Institute of Food and Agriculture

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences 165 $151,521 36.1%
Grants Management 37 $108,160 8.1%
Accounting 25 $104,692 5.5%
Social Science 24 $160,191 5.3%
Administrative Officer 11 $85,306 2.4%

Where National Institute of Food and Agriculture employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
Missouri 68 $119,726
Kansas 41 $117,447
Texas 34 $120,640
Maryland 32 $143,190
Virginia 25 $145,688
North Carolina 20 $111,820
Florida 18 $113,337
Georgia 18 $109,752
District of Columbia 15 $161,012
Pennsylvania 12 $136,815

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