Department of Homeland Security

Agency Code: HS · 227.6K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

227.6K

Average Salary

$118,849

Top Occupations

Emergency Management Specialist

10.7K employees$93,352

Management and Program Analysis

8.1K employees$136,994

Miscellaneous Administration and Program

6.9K employees$118,958

Information Technology Management

5K employees$142,328

Human Resources Management

1.9K employees$119,464

Security Administration

1.7K employees$127,683

General Attorney

1.6K employees$167,744

Program Management

1.5K employees$176,896

Contracting

1.2K employees$136,923

Financial Administration and Program

962 employees$123,789

Top Locations

District of Columbia

13.7K

Virginia

Texas

4.3K

Maryland

4.2K

California

2.7K

Florida

2.6K

No Data Reported

2.5K

Georgia

2.3K

New York

1.4K

North Carolina

1.3K

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

42/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

24.2K

+68.4% vs 2024

RIFs (Layoffs)

178

Experience Lost

316.3K

combined years

Avg Tenure

11.9

years

Quit Rate

42.7%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

10.6%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$349.5B

Budget / Employee

$1.5M

Contract Spending

$28.4B

Grant Spending

$32.8B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

14.6%

33.1K eligible

STEM Workforce

6.1%

13.9K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:4

44.1K supervisors

Age Distribution

7.4K

18.9K

26K

30.6K

35K

33.6K

28.5K

23.5K

14.8K

9.3K

Education Levels

High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency77K

Bachelor's Degree59.4K

Master's Degree19.9K

Some College - Less Than One Year15.5K

Associate Degree12.5K

One Year College8.7K

Two Years College8.6K

No Formal Education or Some Elementary School - Did Not Complete5.4K

First Professional4.2K

Three Years College3.9K

Subagencies

Customs and Border Protection

67.6K employees$148,149

Transportation Security Administration

63K employees$123,897

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

28.3K employees$154,903

Federal Emergency Management Agency

22.2K employees$101,438

Citizenship and Immigration Services

19.9K employees$125,120

U.S. Coast Guard

9K employees$109,651

U.S. Secret Service

8.2K employees$132,112

Dhs Headquarters

4.4K employees$148,499

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

2.4K employees$150,498

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

1.4K employees$108,815

Office of the Inspector General

696 employees$146,802

Science and Technology Directorate

409 employees$166,076

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

149 employees$165,120

Separations Breakdown

108.2K total separations (FY2020–2025)

SFDisability Retirement

994

SHRIF (Reduction in Force)

212

SBTransfer Out (Mass)

Separations Over Time

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