Department of Transportation

Agency Code: TD · 53.5K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

53.5K

Average Salary

$142,093

Top Occupations

Air Traffic Control
19.3K employees$152,431
Transportation Specialist
6.5K employees$123,073
Aviation Safety
4.1K employees$142,857
Management and Program Analysis
2.6K employees$138,137
Information Technology Management
1.6K employees$156,816
General Engineering
1.5K employees$159,224
Miscellaneous Administration and Program
1.5K employees$140,255
Civil Engineering
1.1K employees$128,252
Program Management
1K employees$190,452
Aerospace Engineering
874 employees$157,695

Top Locations

District of Columbia

6.2K

Texas

4.5K

California

3.7K

Oklahoma

3.1K

Florida

2.8K

Georgia

2.5K

New York

2.3K

Virginia

2.1K

Washington

2K

Illinois

1.9K

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

49/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

7.4K

+114% vs 2024

Experience Lost

121.5K

combined years

Avg Tenure

14.1

years

Quit Rate

38.1%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

13.9%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$222.6B

Budget / Employee

$4.2M

Contract Spending

$9.9B

Grant Spending

$123.9B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

21.3%

11.4K eligible

STEM Workforce

15.5%

8.3K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:6

7.9K supervisors

Age Distribution

1.3K
3.8K
5.5K
7.2K
9K
7.6K
5.5K
5.9K
4.8K
3K
26

Education Levels

High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency21.3K
Bachelor's Degree15.1K
Master's Degree5.3K
Associate Degree4.2K
Some College - Less Than One Year1.3K
Two Years College1.2K
One Year College1.1K
Post-Bachelor's809
Doctorate Degree629
Three Years College570

Subagencies

Federal Aviation Administration
44.9K employees$143,216
Federal Highway Administration
2.2K employees$133,857
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
1.6K employees$145,669
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1.1K employees$117,572
Federal Railroad Administration
994 employees$133,468
Maritime Administration
747 employees$130,741
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
572 employees$154,184
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
561 employees$141,282
Federal Transit Administration
518 employees$150,270
Office of Inspector General
341 employees$149,434
Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
115 employees$91,848

Separations Breakdown

23.8K total separations (FY2020–2025)

SDRetirement
12.2K
SCQuit
7K
SATransfer Out
2.2K
SGTermination
663
SLOther
604
SEEarly Retirement
593
SKDeath
345
SFDisability Retirement
195
SBTransfer Out (Mass)
11
SHRIF (Reduction in Force)
1

Separations Over Time

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