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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Appendix C: Expenses and Employment at the Board of Governors

Table C.1. Operating expenses of the Board of Governors, by division, office, or special account, 2008-11
Millions of dollars
Division, office, or special account 2008-091(budgeted) 2008-09 (actual) 20102(budgeted) 2010 (actual) 2011 (budgeted)
Board Members 29.4 28.5 17.1 16.1 18.6
Secretary 14.6 14.4 8.1 8.0 8.6
Staff Director 21.4 20.9 11.3 10.9 11.6
Research and Statistics 98.3 97.3 53.6 52.4 57.6
International Finance 37.2 34.6 19.9 18.6 22.0
Monetary Affairs 34.3 34.2 22.9 20.8 24.7
Office of Financial Stability Policy & Research ... ... 0.1 0.1 2.7
Banking Supervision and Regulation 113.7 116.8 67.7 67.5 75.1
Consumer and Community Affairs 41.8 41.8 25.9 24.6 26.5
Legal 30.5 30.3 17.7 17.5 19.7
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 64.2 59.1 32.9 31.5 35.3
Information Technology 105.1 104.4 61.0 61.1 66.8
Management Division 155.8 157.0 90.0 87.7 107.4
Information Resources Management income account -44.8 -45.1 -28.6 -29.2 -28.7
Residual Retirement 13.3 19.8 9.9 7.7 12.9
Special Projects 14.3 16.2 11.4 20.5 14.4
Extraordinary items 7.3 5.5 11.0 11.1 0.5
Total, Board operations 736.4 735.6 431.8 426.8 475.6
Office of Inspector General 14.0 12.4 19.2 10.6 18.0

Note: Components may not sum to totals and may not yield percentages because of rounding.

1. 2008-09 budgeted figures include $30.1 million and $1.3 million added to the Board's and the OIG's respective operating budgets during 2009. Return to table

2. During 2010, the Board approved a $6.9 million, or 1.6 percent, increase in the Board's initial operating budget of $444.2 million. Return to table

... Not applicable.

Table C.2. Operating expenses of the Board of Governors, by account classification, 2008-11
Millions of dollars
Account classification 2008-09 1(budgeted) 2008-09 (actual) 2010 2(budgeted) 2010 (actual) 2011 (budgeted)
Personnel services
Salaries 453.5 454.4 256.8 261.9 282.3
Retirement 50.3 53.1 34.7 33.2 38.4
Insurance 38.5 44.1 23.5 22.2 26.9
Subtotal 542.3 551.6 315.0 317.3 347.6
Goods and services
Travel 18.9 20.4 10.3 10.5 12.9
Postage and shipping 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.7
Telecommunications 10.2 10.2 4.5 4.7 4.9
Printing and binding 3.0 3.3 1.8 1.8 2.2
Publications 1.1 1.1. 0.5 0.5 0.8
Stationery and supplies 2.9 3.1 1.4 1.4 1.6
Software 15.6 15.9 9.0 8.0 10.0
Furniture and equipment 8.5 8.0 4.7 4.4 8.7
Rentals 5.9 6.7 7.4 7.4 10.5
Books and subscriptions 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.0
Utilities 8.4 8.5 4.0 4.0 4.0
Building repairs and alterations 4.8 5.1 2.0 1.4 3.2
Furniture repairs and maintenance 3.0 3.2 2.3 2.0 2.4
Contingency processing center expenses 2.4 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Contractual professional services 3 81.0 69.1 50.1 46.5 44.0
Tuition/registration and membership fees 6.6 5.9 3.5 3.0 3.8
Subsidies and contributions 2.6 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.8
Depreciation 28.9 27.5 15.8 15.8 17.4
All other 4 (12.8) (11.7) (4.4) (4.7) (2.4)
Subtotal 194.1 184.0 116.8 109.5 128.0
Total, Board operations 736.4 735.6 431.8 426.8 475.6
Office of Inspector General 14.0 12.4 19.2 10.6 18.0

Note: Components may not sum to total and may not yield percentages shown because of rounding.

1. 2008-09 budgeted figures include $30.1 million and $1.3 million added to the Board's and the OIG's respective operating budgets during 2009. Return to table

2. During 2010, the Board approved a $6.9 million, or 1.6 percent, increase in the Board's initial operating budget of $444.2 million. Return to table

3. Includes contractual professional services for extraordinary items. Return to table

4. All other includes, among other items, income from outside agencies for data processing services, rental income, and transportation subsidy benefits for employees. Return to table

Table C.3. Positions authorized at the Board of Governors, by division, office, or special account, 2008-11
Division, office, or special account Position count 1
2008-09 (budgeted) 2008-09 (ending) 2010 (budgeted) 2010 (ending) 2011 (budgeted)
Board Members 81 86 88 88 89
Secretary 50 51 51 51 51
Staff Director 48 48 48 48 49
Research and Statistics 285 290 296 296 324
International Finance 115 115 115 115 124
Monetary Affairs 81 88 95 103 112
Office of Financial Stability Policy & Research ... ... 0 12 12
Banking Supervision and Regulation 253 283 283 283 328
Consumer and Community Affairs 105 114 120 120 95
Legal 80 80 86 86 94
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 138 138 138 138 151
Information Technology2 318 353 353 353 369
Management DivisionThe count (ending) includes positions for cooperative education, worker trainee, and student aide programs that assist divisions Boardwide and law enforcement personnel. 487 520 517 517 533
Total, Board 2,041 2,166 2,190 2,210 2,331
Office of Inspector General 37 45 61 65 85

Note: Includes only those divisions, offices, and special accounts that have authorized position counts.

1. Interns are not included in the numbers for positions or employment. Return to table

2. The count (ending) includes positions that provide reimbursable support to other agencies, such as the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. Return to table

... Not applicable.


Last update: July 13, 2011