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 09/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Aging 113 3
Agriculture 615 320
Banking & Securities 165 0
Board of Pardons 13 1
Civil Service Commission 13 5
Community & Economic Development 383 46
Conservation & Natural Resources 1,426 1,072
Corrections 15,409 131
Drug and Alcohol Programs 107 0
Education 525 44
Environmental Hearing Board 11 0
Environmental Protection 2,676 135
Executive Offices 3,373 142
Fish & Boat Commission 383 84
Game Commission 852 143
General Services 926 28
Governor's Office 92 9
Health 1,354 82
Historical & Museum Commission 195 5
Human Services 13,955 729
Insurance 353 13
Labor & Industry 4,353 76
Lieutenant Governor 10 0
Liquor Control Board 3,294 2,461
Military & Veterans Affairs 2,547 80
Milk Board 17 1
PA Emergency Management Agency 222 148
PA Infrastructure Investment 32 0
PA Municipal Retirement Board 50 0
Pub School Employees' Retirement System 355 9
Public Utility Commission 494 24
Revenue 1,640 28
State Department 554 246
State Employees' Retirement System 232 5
State Police 6,417 134
Transportation 11,354 1,178
Total Count of Employees: 74,510 7,382

Employee Count by Agencies Under the Legislature

As of 09/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Capitol Preservation Committee 6 0
Center Rural PA 4 0
House of Representatives 1,652 149
Independent Fiscal Office 9 0
Joint State Government Commission 11 0
Legislative Budget and Finance 14 0
Legislative Data Processing 32 1
Legislative Reference Bureau 65 0
Local Government Commission 8 0
Regulatory Review Commission 10 0
Senate 831 40
Total Count of Employees: 2,642 190

Employee Count by Other Agencies

As of 09/15/2026

Agency Number of Salaried Employees Number of Wage Employees
Attorney General 1,078 19
Auditor General 386 5
Board of Claims 7 0
Ethics Commission 18 6
Health Care Cost Containment 21 0
PA Gaming Control Board 383 0
PA Higher Education Assistance 752 56
PA Housing Finance Agency 360 4
PA Port Authorities 53 1
PA Turnpike Commission 1,410 2
Patient Safety Authority 32 0
Public School Building Authority 2 0
System of Higher Education 9,917 465
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 142 325
Treasury 337 3
Total Count of Employees: 14,898 886
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