Computer Engineering federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Computer Engineering series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
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Occupation family
Computer Engineering is reported under the Engineering and Architecture Group family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Computer Engineering staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Sea Systems Command | Department of Defense | 949 | $115,303,856 | $121,500 | 20.2% |
| United States Army Futures Command | Department of Defense | 777 | $113,270,207 | $145,779 | 16.5% |
| Naval Air Systems Command | Department of Defense | 570 | $73,084,945 | $128,219 | 12.1% |
| "Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Navwarsyscom)" | Department of Defense | 373 | $49,499,371 | $132,706 | 7.9% |
| Goddard Space Flight Center | Independent or mixed | 239 | $40,484,321 | $169,390 | 5.1% |
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 173 | $24,571,635 | $142,033 | 3.7% |
| Defense Contract Management Agency | Department of Defense | 122 | $14,919,302 | $122,289 | 2.6% |
| U.s. Army Communications Electronics Command | Department of Defense | 104 | $15,950,209 | $153,367 | 2.2% |
| U.s. Army Acquisition Support Center | Department of Defense | 83 | $13,038,214 | $157,087 | 1.8% |
| John F. Kennedy Space Center | Independent or mixed | 70 | $9,231,450 | $131,878 | 1.5% |
| Internal Revenue Service | Department of the Treasury | 64 | $11,186,490 | $174,789 | 1.4% |
| Office of Naval Research | Department of Defense | 55 | $8,388,565 | $152,519 | 1.2% |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Department of Transportation | 54 | $8,183,544 | $151,547 | 1.1% |
| Ames Research Center | Independent or mixed | 52 | $9,521,039 | $183,097 | 1.1% |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | Independent or mixed | 48 | $7,317,822 | $152,455 | 1.0% |
| U.s. Army Test and Evaluation Command | Department of Defense | 41 | $5,108,518 | $124,598 | 0.9% |
| Langley Research Center | Independent or mixed | 41 | $5,787,570 | $141,160 | 0.9% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 36 | $3,822,060 | $106,168 | 0.8% |
| Air Combat Command | Department of Defense | 29 | $3,976,742 | $137,129 | 0.6% |
| Air Force Civilian Career Training | Department of Defense | 24 | $1,664,856 | $69,369 | 0.5% |
| George C. Marshall Space Flight Center | Independent or mixed | 23 | $3,087,658 | $134,246 | 0.5% |
| U.s. Marine Corps | Department of Defense | 19 | $2,645,199 | $139,221 | 0.4% |
| John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field | Independent or mixed | 15 | $2,340,540 | $156,036 | 0.3% |
| Defense Information Systems Agency | Department of Defense | 15 | $2,464,230 | $164,282 | 0.3% |
| "Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics" | Department of Veterans Affairs | 13 | $2,479,789 | $190,753 | 0.3% |
Common pay plans for Computer Engineering
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 1,163 | $124,041 | 24.7% |
| GS | 941 | $145,417 | 20.0% |
| DB | 847 | $145,435 | 18.0% |
| DP | 470 | $125,611 | 10.0% |
| NH | 289 | $140,421 | 6.1% |
| DR | 96 | $146,715 | 2.0% |
| NP | 55 | $152,519 | 1.2% |
| FV | 54 | $151,547 | 1.1% |
| NM | 44 | $161,156 | 0.9% |
| GG | 42 | $158,591 | 0.9% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).