Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017
Program Provisions and SSA Administrative Data
SSA Administrative Data
Offices and Staff
| Office | Number |
|---|---|
| Headquarters (Baltimore, Maryland) | 1 |
| Regional offices a | 10 |
| Area Offices | 51 |
| Field offices b | 1,245 |
| Level 1 | 640 |
| Level 2 | 558 |
| Resident stations | 33 |
| Social Security Card Centers c | 14 |
| Teleservice centers | 26 |
| Program service centers d | 6 |
| Data operations center e | 1 |
| Office of Disability Adjudication and Review | |
| Headquarters (Falls Church, Virginia) | 1 |
| Regional offices | 10 |
| Hearing offices | 164 |
| Satellite offices | 2 |
| National hearing centers f | 5 |
| National case assistance centers f | 4 |
| Permanent remote sites | 172 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Service and Operations Support's database and Office of Disability Adjudication and Review's Case Control System. | |
| a. Regional offices are located in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington. | |
| b. Field offices are designated as level 1, level 2, or resident stations depending on the characteristics of the facility, service area, and other conditions. | |
| c. Social Security Card Centers are located in Queens, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Bronx, New York; Manhattan, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; North Phoenix, Arizona; Downtown Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; El Cajon, California; San Diego, California; National City, California; and Sacramento, California. | |
| d. Program service centers are located in Jamaica, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and Richmond, California. | |
| e. The data operations center is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. | |
| f. The national centers are part of the Social Security Administration's strategy to address the historic hearings backlogs and reduce case processing time by increasing adjudicatory capacity and efficiency with a focus on the electronic hearing process. | |
| CONTACT: Kristy Brumfield for SSA data (410) 966-9785 and Tony McDonald for Office of Disability Adjudication and Review data (703) 605-8800 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |
| Characteristic | All grade levels | GS 1–4 | GS 5–8 | GS 9–12 | GS 13–15 | SES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | ||||||
| Total a | b 63,414 | 202 | 16,641 | 33,926 | 10,842 | 153 |
| Percentage of total | ||||||
| Women | 64.1 | 54.0 | 66.8 | 68.5 | 56.2 | 46.4 |
| Minorities | 53.5 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 55.1 | 40.5 | 34.6 |
| Black | 29.7 | 42.6 | 38.8 | 28.3 | 23.2 | 23.5 |
| Hispanic | 15.4 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 8.6 | 5.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 4.6 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Employees with targeted disabilities | 2.0 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration's Human Resources Management Information System. | ||||||
| NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. | ||||||
| GS = General Schedule; SES = Senior Executive Service. | ||||||
| a. Includes all full-time and part-time permanent employees. | ||||||
| b. Includes 1,650 permanent agency employees in the 7 pay plans that are not part of the GS or SES classifications. | ||||||
| CONTACT: Milton C. McGaskey (410) 965-0739 or statistics@ssa.gov. | ||||||
| Year | Full-time permanent staff a | Total work years b |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 62,504 | 67,063 |
| 1996 | 62,133 | 66,726 |
| 1997 | 61,224 | 69,378 |
| 1998 | 59,943 | 67,210 |
| 1999 | 59,752 | 66,459 |
| 2000 | 60,434 | 65,521 |
| 2001 | 61,490 | 65,562 |
| 2002 | 61,914 | 65,742 |
| 2003 | 63,569 | 65,343 |
| 2004 | 63,186 | c 66,154 |
| 2005 | 63,696 | d 68,026 |
| 2006 | 61,692 | 66,878 |
| 2007 | 60,206 | 63,939 |
| 2008 | 61,920 | 64,358 |
| 2009 | 65,203 | 67,170 |
| 2010 | 67,548 | 70,758 |
| 2011 | 64,744 | 69,936 |
| 2012 | 62,943 | 67,208 |
| 2013 | 59,823 | 64,601 |
| 2014 | 62,956 | 64,006 |
| 2015 | 63,466 | 67,004 |
| 2016 | 62,685 | 65,798 |
| 2017 | 61,250 | 63,957 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration's Payroll Reports. | ||
| a. On duty at end of fiscal year; includes seasonal employees. | ||
| b. Includes full-time, part-time, and temporary employees; employees in special programs; and overtime hours worked. | ||
| c. Includes 178 work years for activities related to Medicare Modernization Act. | ||
| d. Includes 1,962 work years for Medicare Modernization Act. | ||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | ||