Social Security Administration: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 19

  open professional roles

• 27

  opened in the last 90 days

  27 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 15

  states hiring

  Maryland, Washington, California, Colorado, North Carolina, Arizona

What it hires for: Engineering (3), Product (3), Finance (2), Legal (2), Data & Analytics (1). By level: mid level (9), senior ic (5), executive (4), senior manager (4), entry level (3).

Where: Woodlawn, Maryland (7), Riverdale, MD (3), Denver County, Colorado; Woodlawn, Maryland; Durham County, North Carolina (2), Gwynn Oak, MD (2), Bellingham, Washington (1), Birmingham, Alabama; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California (1), Caldwell, Idaho (1), Crescent City, California (1).

Main hubs: Riverdale, MD (3), Gwynn Oak, MD (2). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

Social Security Administration hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Social Security Administration's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 27 professional roles in that time.
• 2 of Social Security Administration's 13 open roles (15%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome.
• Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 hybrid.
• Among open roles, 2 require a security clearance.
• 81% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 62% for Government & Public Sector employers.
• 1 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 16 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Social Security Administration ranks #264 of 293 Government & Public Sector employers we track.

What Social Security Administration asks for

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “The SSA Recent Graduates Program provides Recent Graduates with entry-level developmental experience and is designed to lead to a career in the federal governme…”IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Recent Graduates) (GS-7/9)

How Social Security Administration compares with Government & Public Sector employers

Median across 293 Government & Public Sector employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Head of Tech FinanceRiverdale, MD
• IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Recent Graduates) (GS-7/9)Denver County, Colorado; Woodlawn, Maryland; Durham County, North Carolina · $43k–$69k
• Social Insurance Specialist (Claims Specialist) (GS-7/11)Juneau, Alaska · $57k–$110k
• IT Specialist (Pega Developer) Direct Hire (GS-13)Birmingham, Alabama; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California · $122k–$158k
• Head of Hearings Hub B, C, D, and E (ES-00)Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona · $152k–$228k
• Social Insurance Specialist (GS-13)San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia · $91k–$118k
• IT Specialist (Infrastructure Engineer) (GS-14)Woodlawn, Maryland · $144k–$187k
• Human Resources Specialist (GS-14)Woodlawn, Maryland · $144k–$187k
• Executive Counselor to the Commissioner (ES-00)Woodlawn, Maryland · $152k–$228k
• Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (Cooperative Disability Investigations) (ES-00)Woodlawn, Maryland · $152k–$228k

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What Social Security Administration pays

Across 22 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 81% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is Social Security Administration hiring?

Social Security Administration has 19 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 27 opened in the last 90 days and 27 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Social Security Administration pay?

Across 22 postings with a posted salary range, Social Security Administration's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Social Security Administration hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 2 of Social Security Administration's 13 open roles (15%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Social Security Administration offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 hybrid.

What skills does Social Security Administration ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are audit (2), accounts payable (1), agile (1), kafka (1), linux (1), litigation (1).