Department of Defense

Agency Code: DD · 146.6K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

146.6K

Average Salary

N/A

Top Occupations

Salary data is not available for military departments. Employee counts are shown below.

Information Technology Group
9.6K employeesN/A
Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
8.8K employeesN/A
Business and Industry Group
7.7K employeesN/A
General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
7.6K employeesN/A
Education Group
7.1K employeesN/A
General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
5.8K employeesN/A
Quality Assurance, Inspection, and Grading Group
3.8K employeesN/A
Business and Industry Group
3.7K employeesN/A
Accounting and Budget Group
3.6K employeesN/A
Accounting and Budget Group
3.6K employeesN/A

Top Locations

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

40/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

21.8K

+18.7% vs 2024

RIFs (Layoffs)

14

Experience Lost

294.5K

combined years

Avg Tenure

11.7

years

Quit Rate

47.4%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

14.9%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$1.4T

Budget / Employee

$9.7M

Contract Spending

$491.4B

Grant Spending

$9.3B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

19.8%

29.1K eligible

STEM Workforce

22.5%

33K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:5

23.9K supervisors

Age Distribution

2.1K
5.9K
10.2K
15.7K
22K
21.8K
20.9K
22K
16.8K
9.2K
104

Education Levels

High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency41K
Bachelor's Degree38.6K
Master's Degree30.7K
Associate Degree9.7K
Doctorate Degree6.1K
Some College - Less Than One Year3.1K
Post-Master's3K
Two Years College2.9K
One Year College2.6K
Terminal Occupational Program - Certificate of Completion, Diploma or Equivalent1.8K

Subagencies

Military Treatment Facilities Under Dha
41.7K employees
Defense Logistics Agency
23.1K employees
Department of Defense Education Activity
14.2K employees
Defense Commissary Agency
10K employees
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
9.6K employees
Defense Contract Management Agency
9.1K employees
Defense Information Systems Agency
6.2K employees
Defense Health Agency
5.7K employees
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
5.2K employees
Defense Contract Audit Agency
3.2K employees
Missile Defense Agency
2.5K employees
Office of the Secretary of Defense
2.3K employees
Defense Human Resources Activity
2.3K employees
Office of the Inspector General
1.6K employees
Washington Headquarters Services
1.5K employees
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
1.1K employees
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
1.1K employees
National Reconnaissance Office
1.1K employees
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
1K employees
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
774 employees

Separations Breakdown

104K total separations (FY2020–2025)

Separations Over Time

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