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Organizational Structure of the Social Security Administration

Office of the Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner:
Budget, Finance, Management
Communications
Disability Adjudication/Review
Human Resources
Legislative Affairs
Operations
Quality Performance
Retirement/Disability Policy
Systems

Office of:
Actuary
General Counsel
Information Officer
Inspector General
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is headed by a Commissioner and has a staff of approximately 62,000 employees. SSA's central office is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The field organization, which is decentralized to provide services at the local level, includes 10 regional offices, 6 processing centers, and approximately 1300 field offices.

You may click on any of the office links to learn how these are organized and who is responsible for directing them. Please note that an asterisk (*) indicates the incumbent is serving in an acting capacity.

Each Office site also includes a click here to go to functional statements which is a LINK to its functional responsibilities published in the Organization Manual.

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