General Engineering federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the General Engineering series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
March 2025 workforce snapshot. The General Engineering occupation series had 34,563 employees with an average salary of $150,930.
34,563 employees in this occupation series
$150,930 average pay
Engineering and Architecture Group occupation family
Air Force Materiel Command largest agency for this occupation
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Occupation family
General Engineering is reported under the Engineering and Architecture Group family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 3,748 | $532,376,908 | $142,043 | 10.8% |
| United States Army Futures Command | Department of Defense | 3,346 | $530,962,057 | $158,686 | 9.7% |
| Naval Sea Systems Command | Department of Defense | 2,972 | $463,690,937 | $156,020 | 8.6% |
| Department of Energy | Department of Energy | 1,689 | $269,563,080 | $159,599 | 4.9% |
| Veterans Health Administration | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1,428 | $196,827,816 | $137,835 | 4.1% |
| Naval Air Systems Command | Department of Defense | 1,293 | $213,665,878 | $165,248 | 3.7% |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Department of Transportation | 1,050 | $175,271,318 | $166,925 | 3.0% |
| Missile Defense Agency | Department of Defense | 1,007 | $160,269,134 | $159,155 | 2.9% |
| Naval Facilities Engineering Command | Department of Defense | 993 | $134,607,231 | $135,556 | 2.9% |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | Independent or mixed | 921 | $155,590,837 | $168,937 | 2.7% |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Independent or mixed | 894 | $150,710,775 | $168,580 | 2.6% |
| Defense Contract Management Agency | Department of Defense | 675 | $87,690,626 | $129,912 | 2.0% |
| United States Fleet Forces Command | Department of Defense | 598 | $75,422,207 | $126,124 | 1.7% |
| United States Army Installation Management Command | Department of Defense | 597 | $75,117,930 | $125,826 | 1.7% |
| John F. Kennedy Space Center | Independent or mixed | 542 | $83,935,088 | $154,862 | 1.6% |
| "Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Navwarsyscom)" | Department of Defense | 477 | $76,011,047 | $159,352 | 1.4% |
| U.s. Army Test and Evaluation Command | Department of Defense | 461 | $65,249,400 | $141,539 | 1.3% |
| George C. Marshall Space Flight Center | Independent or mixed | 439 | $70,679,163 | $161,000 | 1.3% |
| "U.s. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief" | Department of Defense | 439 | $52,962,157 | $120,643 | 1.3% |
| U.s. Army Acquisition Support Center | Department of Defense | 406 | $71,223,146 | $175,426 | 1.2% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 377 | $51,612,048 | $136,902 | 1.1% |
| Internal Revenue Service | Department of the Treasury | 349 | $47,461,237 | $135,992 | 1.0% |
| Goddard Space Flight Center | Independent or mixed | 305 | $56,187,624 | $184,222 | 0.9% |
| Strategic Systems Programs (Ssp) | Department of Defense | 302 | $47,234,643 | $156,406 | 0.9% |
| John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field | Independent or mixed | 286 | $46,165,062 | $161,416 | 0.8% |
Common pay plans for General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 14,486 | $141,364 | 41.9% |
| NH | 6,242 | $152,890 | 18.1% |
| DB | 3,441 | $159,125 | 10.0% |
| ND | 2,268 | $153,682 | 6.6% |
| GG | 1,449 | $160,879 | 4.2% |
| FV | 1,050 | $166,925 | 3.0% |
| DP | 782 | $165,971 | 2.3% |
| DR | 631 | $160,421 | 1.8% |
| NM | 402 | $183,079 | 1.2% |
| ES | 302 | $214,309 | 0.9% |
| EN | 297 | $176,492 | 0.9% |
| NN | 217 | $168,186 | 0.6% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).