Federal Jobs in Maryland

Biologists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The agency is the largest federal employer in Maryland.

Southern Maryland borders Washington, DC, and as a result the state has the fourth highest number of federal workers behind California, Texas, and neighboring Virginia. Maryland’s largest federal agency is the National Institutes of Health which employs 17,000 employees at its headquarters in Bethesda. The Food and Drug Administration and the Naval Air Systems Command are also major federal employers in the state.

Population: 5.6 million

Federal Workforce: 111,39...