Department of Interior

Agency Code: IN · 56.9K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

56.9K

Average Salary

$98,133

Top Occupations

Park Ranger
3.3K employees$86,072
Maintenance Mechanic
2.6K employees$68,480
Information Technology Management
1.9K employees$122,432
Wildland Fire Management
1.7K employees$79,662
Management and Program Analysis
1.5K employees$123,172
Hydrologic Technician
1.3K employees$73,991
Hydrology
1.1K employees$116,562

Top Locations

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

36/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

14.7K

+18.9% vs 2024

Experience Lost

124.5K

combined years

Avg Tenure

14.4

years

Quit Rate

43.7%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

25.9%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$74.7B

Budget / Employee

$1.3M

Contract Spending

$6.4B

Grant Spending

$7.7B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

23.2%

13.2K eligible

STEM Workforce

29%

16.5K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:4

12.6K supervisors

Age Distribution

960
3.5K
5.5K
7.1K
8.2K
8.4K
7.7K
7K
5.3K
3.3K
17

Education Levels

Bachelor's Degree18.6K
High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency14K
Master's Degree10.4K
Doctorate Degree2.5K
Associate Degree2.5K
Some College - Less Than One Year1.7K
Two Years College1.3K
Post-Bachelor's1.1K
One Year College1.1K
Four Years College683

Subagencies

National Park Service
15.2K employees$81,710
Bureau of Land Management
7.9K employees$90,378
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
7.6K employees$119,808
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7K employees$99,787
Geological Survey
6.5K employees$105,611
Bureau of Reclamation
4K employees$110,160
Indian Affairs
3.5K employees$94,520
Bureau of Indian Education
2.8K employees$79,503
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
582 employees$138,856
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
513 employees$143,684
Office of the Solicitor
439 employees$160,203
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
370 employees$110,298
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
261 employees$124,618
Office of the Inspector General
236 employees$155,637

Separations Breakdown

46.6K total separations (FY2020–2025)

Separations Over Time

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