U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Consumer Product Safety Commission / General Engineering

Job-title file

General Engineering

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

14 employees hold this title in Consumer Product Safety Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $167,276, above the department median of $148,689.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $2.3M
Role median: $167,276
Agency median: $148,689
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$119,037$202,157+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 14 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

General Engineering pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Engineers, All Other — about 154,070 people — is $122,930. Consumer Product Safety Commission pays a median base salary of $167,276 for this role, 36% above that figure — about the 79th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Consumer Product Safety Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$66,810

$90,970

$122,930

$158,090

$189,950

Consumer Product Safety Commission median · $167,276

The bar is the range of annual wages for Engineers, All Other across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Consumer Product Safety Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Consumer Product Safety Commission is $167,276, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

General Engineering is held in 35 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Consumer Product Safety Commission, the median of $167,276 ranks #13 of 35.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$204,000 · 72

International Joint Cmsn: U.S. & Canada

$199,300 · 1

National Science Foundation

$198,712 · 89

Presidio Trust

$196,129 · 3

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$193,452 · 2

U.S.Agency for Global Media

$191,900 · 1

Nat Archives and Records Administration

$181,216 · 7

Surface Transportation Board

$181,216 · 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$176,570 · 868

Department of State

$171,923 · 106

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$170,045 · 3,426

National Transportation Safety Board

$169,429 · 15

Median total compensation for the General Engineering role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Mark Kumagai

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$205,761

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $205,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,761
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $205,761
Basic Pay (before locality): $205,761
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 39
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): ES

At Consumer Product Safety Commission, Mark Kumagai serves as a General Engineering based in Rockville, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $205,761. They are classified at grade 00.

Allyson Vartabedian

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$191,900

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $191,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,900
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $191,900
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Allyson Vartabedian works as a General Engineering for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. Allyson earned $191,900 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Susan Bathalon

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Susan Bathalon is a General Engineering at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $181,216. They are classified at grade 14.

Thomas Caton

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 49
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Consumer Product Safety Commission, Thomas Caton serves as a General Engineering based in Rockville, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 14.

Hope Nesteruk

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hope Nesteruk serves as a General Engineering based in Rockville, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 14.

Douglas Lee

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 40
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Douglas Lee works as a General Engineering for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. Douglas earned $171,923 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Lisa Scott

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$171,923

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $171,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,923
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,923
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 29
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lisa Scott holds the role of General Engineering at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $171,923. Their pay grade is 14.

Scott Ayers

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$162,629

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $162,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,629
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $162,629
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Scott Ayers works as a General Engineering for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. Scott earned $162,629 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Einstein Miller

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$157,982

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $157,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,982
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $157,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Einstein Miller holds the role of General Engineering at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $157,982. Their pay grade is 14.

Daniel Taxier

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Daniel Taxier holds the role of General Engineering at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $144,042. Their pay grade is 14.

Rodney Valliere

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$144,042

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $144,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,042
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $144,042
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,091
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rodney Valliere works as a General Engineering for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. Rodney earned $144,042 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Yeon Kim

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$129,759

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $129,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,759
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $129,759
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Yeon Kim works as a General Engineering for Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. Yeon earned $129,759 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Chen-Hsiang Su

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$125,827

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $125,827
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,827
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $125,827
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Chen-Hsiang Su holds the role of General Engineering at Consumer Product Safety Commission based in Rockville, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,827. Their pay grade is 13.

Jonathan Kent

General Engineering/Consumer Product Safety Commission

2024 total comp

$119,037

Sub-department: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Base pay: $119,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,037
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Rockville
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $119,037
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241360031
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Consumer Product Safety Commission, Jonathan Kent serves as a General Engineering based in Rockville, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,037. They are classified at grade 12.