Employees

Employees

An employee is an individual hired by an agency. The term does not include individuals employed by a vendor under contract with an agency, nor does it include volunteers.

Employee Count by Agencies Under Governor's Jurisdiction

As of 08/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Aging 110 3
Agriculture 615 322
Banking & Securities 164 0
Board of Pardons 15 1
Civil Service Commission 13 5
Community & Economic Development 381 48
Conservation & Natural Resources 1,425 1,132
Corrections 15,407 142
Drug and Alcohol Programs 107 0
Education 523 45
Environmental Hearing Board 11 0
Environmental Protection 2,668 140
Executive Offices 3,379 146
Fish & Boat Commission 377 78
Game Commission 851 150
General Services 921 26
Governor's Office 92 4
Health 1,354 82
Historical & Museum Commission 194 8
Human Services 13,900 723
Insurance 349 15
Labor & Industry 4,333 77
Lieutenant Governor 10 0
Liquor Control Board 3,295 2,585
Military & Veterans Affairs 2,515 78
Milk Board 17 1
PA Emergency Management Agency 222 148
PA Infrastructure Investment 33 0
PA Municipal Retirement Board 49 0
Pub School Employees' Retirement System 354 10
Public Utility Commission 492 24
Revenue 1,646 30
State Department 553 244
State Employees' Retirement System 232 5
State Police 6,365 183
Transportation 11,351 1,429
Total Count of Employees: 74,323 7,884

Employee Count by Agencies Under the Legislature

As of 08/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Capitol Preservation Committee 6 0
Center Rural PA 5 0
House of Representatives 1,659 188
Independent Fiscal Office 9 0
Joint State Government Commission 11 0
Legislative Budget and Finance 14 0
Legislative Data Processing 32 3
Legislative Reference Bureau 64 0
Local Government Commission 7 0
Regulatory Review Commission 10 0
Senate 829 56
Total Count of Employees: 2,646 247

Employee Count by Other Agencies

As of 08/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Attorney General 1,071 19
Auditor General 386 4
Board of Claims 7 0
Ethics Commission 19 6
Health Care Cost Containment 21 0
PA Gaming Control Board 380 0
PA Higher Education Assistance 762 52
PA Housing Finance Agency 357 3
PA Port Authorities 51 1
PA Turnpike Commission 1,407 22
Patient Safety Authority 32 0
Public School Building Authority 2 0
System of Higher Education 9,847 886
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 143 290
Treasury 336 6
Total Count of Employees: 14,821 1,289
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