Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Pay

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The pay category measures how satisfied employees are with their pay. Due to changes in the survey format, the scores for 2003 and 2005 cannot be accurately compared in this category.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 84.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
2 Surface Transportation Board 75.4 80.8 -6.70Change arrow
3 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 74.4 82.2 -9.50Change arrow
4 National Endowment for the Arts 72.5 70.4 2.90Change arrow
5 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 71.0 77.1 -7.90Change arrow
6 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 68.6 75.5 -9.10Change arrow
7 Federal Maritime Commission 68.1 70.6 -3.60Change arrow
8 Federal Labor Relations Authority 68.0 77.3 -12.00Change arrow
9 National Endowment for the Humanities 66.9 70.1 -4.60Change arrow
10 National Transportation Safety Board 66.8 75.2 -11.20Change arrow
11 National Credit Union Administration 66.3 66.1 0.40Change arrow
12 Peace Corps 65.7 No data 0.00Change arrow
13 Federal Housing Finance Agency 64.7 63.3 2.30Change arrow
14 Merit Systems Protection Board 63.6 67.2 -5.30Change arrow
15 Broadcasting Board of Governors 63.4 63.8 -0.60Change arrow
16 Federal Communications Commission 63.0 69.4 -9.20Change arrow
17 Consumer Product Safety Commission 62.9 63.8 -1.40Change arrow
18 National Science Foundation 62.1 71.1 -12.70Change arrow
19 Selective Service System 61.7 65.0 -5.10Change arrow
20 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 61.5 67.2 -8.40Change arrow
21 Railroad Retirement Board 61.0 73.6 -17.10Change arrow
22 Federal Election Commission 60.1 63.8 -5.90Change arrow
23 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 59.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
24 Federal Trade Commission 59.3 64.6 -8.20Change arrow
25 Office of Management and Budget 59.1 67.8 -12.80Change arrow
26 Millennium Challenge Corporation 57.7 No data 0.00Change arrow
27 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 57.1 64.9 -12.00Change arrow
28 National Labor Relations Board 56.7 62.9 -9.80Change arrow
29 Corporation for National and Community Service 56.4 60.8 -7.30Change arrow
30 International Boundary and Water Commission 56.3 55.2 2.10Change arrow
31 National Gallery of Art 48.4 55.4 -12.60Change arrow
32 U.S. International Trade Commission 47.8 56.1 -14.80Change arrow
33 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 45.5 50.9 -10.60Change arrow
34 Export-Import Bank of the United States 40.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration No data No data 0.00Change arrow

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The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service.

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