USA Today analyzed the Office of Personnel Management Data (OPM) for 2010 to create a tops list categorized by AGENCY, JOB TITLE, and the number of positions HELD that earn at or beyond the $180K mark
This list does not include all of the employees earning over 180,000. USA Today focuses on those agencies employing the most employees at that compensation. There are others with other job titles that make just as much.
They also did not take into account federal jobs on Capitol Hill (the legislative branch), the White House, the federal judiciary, or agencies such as the CIA and National Security Agency
Interestingly, the bulk of the top paid feds goes to Doctors, Lawyers and Dentists so budget cuts could be tough since many would directly affect health and medical services, especially to Veterans.
Here’s a Top Ten Countdown of Federal Agencies that have the most high earning federal employees
| Agency | Number of Employees at 180K+ | Job Title | |
| 10 | U.S. Army Medical Command | 187 | Medical officers(doctor) |
| 9 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC | 203 | Accounting |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), | 232 | General attorney |
| 7 | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | 238 | Financial institution examining |
| 6 | Indian Health Service | 303 | Medical officers (doctor) |
| 5 | Veterans Health Administration (VA) | 425 | Dental officer |
| 4 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA), | 426, | Medical officers (doctor) |
| 3 | National Institute of Health's (NIH) | 579 | Medical officers (doctor) |
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | 598 | General attorneys |
| #1 | Veteran's Health Administration | 12,708 | Medical officer (doctor) |
Other Notables include:
#20- Federal Housing Finance Agency Miscellaneous administration and program
#25- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Information technology management
#28 - IRS Program management
#31- National Institutes of Health Psychology
#41 Food and Drug Administration Chemistry
For the full list and the story see : http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2011-05-02-high-paying-government-jobs_n.htm#
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