Agency Size and Paying EEO/HR Employees

Some federal jobs exist in all agencies. But, while jobs in Human Resources (HR) or Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) exist in agencies across the government, the salaries can vary.

A casual observer might think that the higher paid jobs in these fields are determined by the number of agency employees. That may be a factor, but the biggest differential is the agency where these employees work.

The agencies with the highest average salaries often have higher salaries across-the-board and are often not an agency with a large workforce. They may also work in an agency with a specialized mission and a pay system that is outside the normal General Schedule system used by most agencies.

All of the data in the charts are compiled from FedsDataCenter.com. This does not include every federal employee as some data are withheld for reasons of national security.

Agencies With Highest-Paid EEO Employees

As an example, here are the agencies with the highest-paid EEO employees and the number of employees in the agency. The data demonstrate agencies with the largest number of employees do not necessarily have the highest-paid employee in that field.

The most glaring example is the Federal Housing and Finance Agency with 725 employees and the highest-paid EEO person making $202,802. At the other end of this spectrum, Homeland Security has 205,121 people with the highest-paid EEO person making $189,600.

Here are the agencies with their highest-paid EEO employee falling below other agencies. The chart also shows the number of employees in each agency.

Agencies With the Highest-Paid Human Resources Employee

Virtually all agencies also have a human resources office. As in the EEO career field, some of the highest-paid HR employees work in agencies with a smaller number of employees.

Some of these smaller agencies have their own salary system and may negotiate wages with a union representing employees in the bargaining unit. The higher salaries that are paid are reflected in administrative positions and not just in the technical positions.

As with the EEO career field, some of the agencies with the smallest number of agency employees have some of the highest-paid human resources employees. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with 687 employees, places high on the list of these best-paying agencies.

On the other hand, here is a listing of several small agencies, often unknown to most Americans, with a small number of employees and which finish at the bottom of a list of the highest-paid HR employee.

Median vs. Average Salaries

Some readers inevitably comment on the probable difference between an average salary and a median salary on the assumption that the median salary will yield a much different result.

For purposes of comparison, here are some of the median and average salaries in agencies discussed from this list with a display of the average/median salaries for all agency employees and the average/median salaries for the EEO and HR management employees in these agencies.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

For more information, here is the breakout for EEO and HR salaries for several of the other agencies referenced above.