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 05/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Aging 107 3
Agriculture 618 313
Banking & Securities 165 1
Board of Pardons 16 0
Civil Service Commission 13 5
Community & Economic Development 380 53
Conservation & Natural Resources 1,417 1,017
Corrections 14,228 134
Drug and Alcohol Programs 106 0
Education 521 45
Environmental Hearing Board 12 0
Environmental Protection 2,638 120
Executive Offices 3,369 116
Fish & Boat Commission 373 87
Game Commission 841 142
General Services 923 20
Governor's Office 90 4
Health 1,370 90
Historical & Museum Commission 199 8
Human Services 13,809 797
Insurance 334 8
Labor & Industry 4,309 72
Lieutenant Governor 10 0
Liquor Control Board 3,308 2,518
Military & Veterans Affairs 2,526 83
Milk Board 17 1
PA Emergency Management Agency 212 147
PA Infrastructure Investment 31 0
PA Municipal Retirement Board 49 0
Parole Board 1,254 2
Pub School Employees' Retirement System 352 9
Public Utility Commission 483 26
Revenue 1,650 54
State Department 554 234
State Employees' Retirement System 231 5
State Police 6,395 128
Transportation 11,392 1,233
Total Count of Employees: 74,302 7,475

Employee Count by Agencies Under the Legislature

As of 05/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Capitol Preservation Committee 6 0
Center Rural PA 6 0
House of Representatives 1,652 150
Independent Fiscal Office 8 0
Joint State Government Commission 10 1
Legislative Budget and Finance 12 1
Legislative Data Processing 31 1
Legislative Reference Bureau 62 1
Local Government Commission 7 0
Regulatory Review Commission 10 0
Senate 824 43
Total Count of Employees: 2,628 197

Employee Count by Other Agencies

As of 05/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Attorney General 1,052 19
Auditor General 381 4
Board of Claims 7 0
Ethics Commission 19 5
Health Care Cost Containment 23 0
PA Gaming Control Board 381 0
PA Higher Education Assistance 801 45
PA Housing Finance Agency 346 5
PA Port Authorities 50 1
PA Turnpike Commission 1,405 15
Patient Safety Authority 32 0
Public School Building Authority 2 0
System of Higher Education 9,968 548
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 145 379
Treasury 334 3
Total Count of Employees: 14,946 1,024
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