Department of Veterans Affairs

Agency Code: VA · 451.1K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

451.1K

Average Salary

$112,960

Top Occupations

Nurse

91.7K employees$131,451

Medical Support Assistance

35.8K employees$57,595

Medical Officer

29.2K employees$310,051

Social Work

20.9K employees$108,880

Veterans Claims Examining

18.9K employees$89,889

Practical Nurse

14.4K employees$74,975

Nursing Assistant

13.7K employees$55,384

Pharmacist

12.4K employees$166,841

Custodial Working

11.2K employees$46,351

Miscellaneous Administration and Program

8.9K employees$93,665

Top Locations

California

36.7K

Florida

35.5K

Texas

35.3K

Pennsylvania

17.9K

New York

17.8K

Ohio

16.9K

North Carolina

16.5K

Illinois

14.8K

Georgia

13.9K

Tennessee

13K

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

44/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

49.6K

+39.9% vs 2024

Experience Lost

542.1K

combined years

Avg Tenure

10.1

years

Quit Rate

51.4%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

11%

of workforce separated

💰 Agency Budget (FY2025)

Budget Authority

$517.8B

Budget / Employee

$1.1M

Contract Spending

$78.3B

Grant Spending

$3.1B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025. See all agencies →

Retirement Risk

16.7%

75.5K eligible

STEM Workforce

43.1%

194.4K STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:18

23.7K supervisors

Age Distribution

4.1K

16.8K

34.4K

55.1K

68.8K

67.4K

65.6K

64.5K

46.3K

28K

160

Education Levels

Bachelor's Degree110.9K

Master's Degree86.9K

High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency57.5K

Associate Degree48.7K

First Professional38.3K

Doctorate Degree26.6K

No Formal Education or Some Elementary School - Did Not Complete18.4K

Terminal Occupational Program - Certificate of Completion, Diploma or Equivalent16.6K

Some College - Less Than One Year13.6K

One Year College10.8K

Subagencies

Veterans Health Administration

403K employees$113,707

Veterans Benefits Administration

30.7K employees$93,028

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology

7.3K employees$140,214

National Cemetery Administration

2.2K employees$81,632

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance

1.5K employees$99,529

Board of Veterans Appeals

1.3K employees$143,631

Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics

1.1K employees$126,373

Inspector General

977 employees$148,038

Office of the Secretary

958 employees$139,963

General Counsel

675 employees$140,426

Vet Customer Exper (vce)

247 employees$128,379

Chief Human Capital Officer

223 employees$145,338

Executive Director for Security and Law Enforcement

213 employees$98,533

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management

178 employees$142,850

Electronic Health Record Modernization

171 employees$158,157

Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

112 employees$158,021

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration

51 employees$145,768

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs

38 employees$149,308

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness

36 employees$161,431

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration

36 employees$160,445

Separations Breakdown

230.1K total separations (FY2020–2025)

SFDisability Retirement

SBTransfer Out (Mass)

257

SHRIF (Reduction in Force)

Separations Over Time

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