Office of the Inspector General Federal Employee Pay and Staffing

March 2025 workforce snapshot. Office of the Inspector General had 1,832 employees with an average salary of $140,763. It sits under the Department of Defense.

1,832 employees

$140,763 average pay

$257,877,816 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 the 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 Defense.

Largest occupations in Office of the Inspector General

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

Occupation	Employees	Average pay	Share of agency
Auditing	595	$129,006	32.5%
Criminal Investigation	346	$144,991	18.9%
Management and Program Analysis	194	$152,793	10.6%
General Investigation	136	$152,766	7.4%
Information Technology Management	67	$152,315	3.7%
"General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series"	42	$102,244	2.3%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program	38	$167,620	2.1%
Investigative Analysis	28	$133,962	1.5%
Human Resources Management	26	$138,653	1.4%
General Engineering	16	$130,880	0.9%
General Attorney	13	$191,410	0.7%
Security Administration	11	$140,846	0.6%

Where Office of the Inspector General employees are based

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

State	Employees	Average pay
Virginia	1,154	$146,209
Ohio	128	$123,579
Indiana	72	$117,735
Florida	56	$132,830
California	54	$145,970
Texas	49	$136,800
Pennsylvania	31	$127,005
Maryland	30	$147,588
Georgia	29	$132,608
Colorado	24	$138,744

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