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March 2025 workforce snapshot. Office of the Inspector General had 786 employees with an average salary of $144,911. It sits under the Department of Homeland Security.
786 employees
$144,911 average pay
$113,900,046 estimated total salary expense
Auditing 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 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 Homeland Security.

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 282 $133,204 35.9%
Criminal Investigation 193 $149,499 24.6%
Management and Program Analysis 67 $146,998 8.5%
Information Technology Management 29 $168,864 3.7%
General Attorney 27 $184,487 3.4%
Administrative Officer 18 $132,007 2.3%
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 11 $187,674 1.4%

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
District of Columbia 273 $156,461
Texas 106 $136,025
Florida 59 $130,372
New Jersey 54 $138,173
California 51 $160,027
Georgia 37 $128,349
Colorado 36 $145,404
Illinois 28 $135,511
Massachusetts 28 $139,454
Virginia 28 $152,195

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