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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Office of Inspector General had 1,535 employees with an average salary of $140,078. It sits under the Department of Health and Human Services.
1,535 employees
$140,078 average pay
$215,019,730 estimated total salary expense
Auditing largest occupation in the agency

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

Parent organization

This agency sits under the Department of Health and Human Services.

Largest occupations in Office of Inspector General

These occupation series account for the biggest share of employees reported under Office of Inspector General.

Occupation Employees Average pay Share of agency
Auditing 475 $131,229 30.9%
Criminal Investigation 433 $135,198 28.2%
Social Science 84 $127,041 5.5%
General Attorney 70 $190,127 4.6%
Management and Program Analysis 61 $169,348 4.0%
General Investigation 44 $142,058 2.9%
Information Technology Management 43 $155,926 2.8%
Investigative Analysis 36 $137,571 2.3%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 29 $126,952 1.9%
Administrative Officer 24 $131,227 1.6%

Where Office of Inspector General employees are based

This list shows the biggest duty-station states reported for Office of Inspector General in the latest OPM summary.

State Employees Average pay
District of Columbia 179 $169,091
Maryland 142 $152,129
California 135 $146,619
Florida 120 $127,363
Texas 113 $138,310
New York 104 $137,901
Pennsylvania 90 $132,595
Massachusetts 85 $141,026
Missouri 75 $127,071
Georgia 59 $127,065

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