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

Job-title file

Meteorology

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

2,411 employees hold this title in Department of Commerce. Median total compensation for the role is $119,430, below the department median of $127,707.

Employees: 2,411
Total payroll: $288.4M
Role median: $119,430
Agency median: $127,707
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$39,576$191,900+

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

How total compensation varies among the 2,411 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

Meteorology pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Atmospheric and Space Scientists — about 10,000 people — is $99,070. Department of Commerce pays a median base salary of $118,941 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 66th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Commerce sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$53,060

$73,350

$99,070

$129,960

$161,890

Department of Commerce median · $118,941

The bar is the range of annual wages for Atmospheric and Space Scientists 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.

Computed over the 2,403 of 2,411 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Commerce is $119,430, 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)

Meteorology is held in 11 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Commerce, the median of $119,430 ranks #9 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

National Science Foundation

$204,000 · 1

Department of Transportation

$168,362 · 21

National Transportation Safety Board

$165,768 · 3

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$162,629 · 3

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$151,719 · 21

Environmental Protection Agency

$145,109 · 2

Department of Energy

$136,434 · 4

Department of Homeland Security

$130,956 · 4

Department of Interior

$118,782 · 19

Department of Agriculture

$116,849 · 25

Median total compensation for the Meteorology 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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Jonathan Blaes

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$179,982

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $179,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,982
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Raleigh
Work county: Wake
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $179,982
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 373750183
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jonathan Blaes works as a Meteorology for Department of Commerce based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jonathan earned $179,982 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Joseph Dellicarpini

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$179,462

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $179,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,462
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Taunton
Work county: Bristol
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $179,462
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,987
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 251280005
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joseph Dellicarpini works as a Meteorology for Department of Commerce based in Taunton, Massachusetts. Joseph earned $179,462 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Xiaosong Yang

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$178,853

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $178,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,853
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Plainsboro
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $178,853
Basic Pay (before locality): $178,853
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 342632023
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Xiaosong Yang holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Plainsboro, New Jersey. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,853. Their pay grade is 04.

Daniel Brown

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$178,600

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $178,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,600
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Miami
Work county: Miami-Dade
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $178,600
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122010086
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Daniel Brown holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Miami, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,600. Their pay grade is 15.

Albert Pietrycha

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$178,600

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $178,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,600
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Anchorage
Work county: Anchorage
Work state: Alaska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $178,600
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 020130020
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Albert Pietrycha holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,600. Their pay grade is 15.

Ariel Cohen

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$178,280

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $178,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,280
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Oxnard
Work county: Ventura
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $178,280
Basic Pay (before locality): $131,243
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062620111
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ariel Cohen works as a Meteorology for Department of Commerce based in Oxnard, California. Ariel earned $178,280 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Nelson Vaz

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,771

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,771
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Upton
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,057
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,013
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 366215103
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nelson Vaz is a Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Upton, New York. 2024 total compensation came to $177,771. They are classified at grade 14.

Daniel Hawblitzel

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,598

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $294
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,598
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Chanhassen
Work county: Carver
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,304
Basic Pay (before locality): $139,445
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 271170019
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Daniel Hawblitzel is a Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Chanhassen, Minnesota. 2024 total compensation came to $177,598. They are classified at grade 15.

David Mills

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,570

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $176,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,570
Pay grade: 14
Work city: College Park
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $176,570
Basic Pay (before locality): $132,500
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240370033
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Mills is a Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in College Park, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $177,570. They are classified at grade 14.

Bielinski Casto

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,566

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $294
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,566
Pay grade: 15
Work city: South Charleston
Work county: Kanawha
Work state: West Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,272
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 542480039
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bielinski Casto is a Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in South Charleston, West Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $177,566. They are classified at grade 15.

Mark Frazier

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,272

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,272
Pay grade: 15
Work city: North Webster
Work county: Kosciusko
Work state: Indiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,272
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 183680085
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mark Frazier holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in North Webster, Indiana. In 2024, their total compensation was $177,272. Their pay grade is 15.

Michael Mercer

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,272

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,272
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Holly Ridge
Work county: Onslow
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,272
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 372220133
Length of Service (Years): 28
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Michael Mercer is a Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $177,272. They are classified at grade 15.

Michael Miller

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,272

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,272
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Norman
Work county: Cleveland
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,272
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 403430027
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Commerce, Michael Miller serves as a Meteorology based in Norman, Oklahoma. Their 2024 pay totaled $177,272. They are classified at grade 15.

Richard Okulski

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,272

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,272
Pay grade: 15
Work city: West Columbia
Work county: Lexington
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,272
Basic Pay (before locality): $151,748
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 452790063
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Okulski holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in West Columbia, South Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $177,272. Their pay grade is 15.

Timothy Marchok

Meteorology/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$177,093

Sub-department: Nat Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative
Base pay: $177,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,093
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Plainsboro
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $177,093
Basic Pay (before locality): $177,093
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 342632023
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1340
Pay Plan (OPM): ZP

Timothy Marchok holds the role of Meteorology at Department of Commerce based in Plainsboro, New Jersey. In 2024, their total compensation was $177,093. Their pay grade is 04.