U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Commerce / Mechanical Engineering

Job-title file

Mechanical Engineering

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

156 employees hold this title in Department of Commerce. Median total compensation for the role is $162,378, above the department median of $127,707.

Employees: 156
Total payroll: $24M
Role median: $162,378
Agency median: $127,707
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$84,435$192,900+

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

How total compensation varies among the 156 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

Mechanical Engineering pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Mechanical Engineers — about 296,810 people — is $104,110. Department of Commerce pays a median base salary of $162,378 for this role, 56% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Commerce sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$73,990

$84,130

$104,110

$132,590

$164,340

Department of Commerce median · $162,378

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

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Commerce is $162,378, 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)

Mechanical Engineering is held in 24 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Commerce, the median of $162,378 ranks #7 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

National Science Foundation

$204,000 · 2

Department of Housing and Urban Developm

$182,380 · 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$181,216 · 18

National Transportation Safety Board

$167,276 · 7

Department of State

$167,276 · 25

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$162,629 · 1

U.S.Agency for Global Media

$157,982 · 1

Department of Veterans Affairs

$149,835 · 13

Government Printing Office

$149,422 · 1

Environmental Protection Agency

$148,245 · 56

Department of Treasury

$144,055 · 7

Consumer Product Safety Commission

$141,557 · 24

Median total compensation for the Mechanical 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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Colin Wrenn

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

At Department of Commerce, Colin Wrenn serves as a Mechanical Engineering based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Eric Stanfield

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

At Department of Commerce, Eric Stanfield serves as a Mechanical Engineering based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Christoph Brocker

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Christoph Brocker holds the role of Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,216. Their pay grade is 04.

Guixiu Qiao

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Guixiu Qiao works as a Mechanical Engineering for Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Guixiu earned $181,216 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Jose Blandino

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Silver Spring
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241450031
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Jose Blandino holds the role of Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,216. Their pay grade is 04.

Shaw Feng

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Shaw Feng holds the role of Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,216. Their pay grade is 04.

Daniel Flynn

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 40
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Daniel Flynn works as a Mechanical Engineering for Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Daniel earned $181,216 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

David Holmberg

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

David Holmberg is a Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

James Moyer

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

James Moyer works as a Mechanical Engineering for Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. James earned $181,216 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Michael Pease

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Michael Pease is a Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Katharine Shilling

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

At Department of Commerce, Katharine Shilling serves as a Mechanical Engineering based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Daniel Veronica

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

At Department of Commerce, Daniel Veronica serves as a Mechanical Engineering based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Elavarasu Krishnamoorthy

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$181,216

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $181,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,216
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,216
Basic Pay (before locality): $181,216
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

At Department of Commerce, Elavarasu Krishnamoorthy serves as a Mechanical Engineering based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,216. They are classified at grade 04.

Mahesh Mani

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$180,019

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $180,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,019
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,019
Basic Pay (before locality): $180,019
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Mahesh Mani works as a Mechanical Engineering for Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Mahesh earned $180,019 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Thomas Forbes

Mechanical Engineering/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,158

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $176,426
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $732
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,158
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,426
Basic Pay (before locality): $176,426
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0830
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Thomas Forbes holds the role of Mechanical Engineering at Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $177,158. Their pay grade is 04.