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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Office for Civil Rights had 581 employees with an average salary of $138,456. It sits under the Department of Education.
581 employees
$138,456 average pay
$80,442,936 estimated total salary expense
General Attorney largest occupation in the agency

What this page helps you check

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

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Education.

Largest occupations in Office for Civil Rights

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under Office for Civil Rights.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
General Attorney 434 $141,115 74.7%
Equal Opportunity Compliance 50 $132,723 8.6%
Paralegal Specialist 11 $101,262 1.9%

Where Office for Civil Rights employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for Office for Civil Rights in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
District of Columbia 67 $150,326
California 59 $154,192
Illinois 52 $139,418
Texas 49 $139,497
Georgia 48 $133,686
Ohio 37 $137,887
Colorado 36 $139,102
Pennsylvania 35 $130,422
Massachusetts 32 $132,089
New York 29 $140,461

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