U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Energy / General Engineering

Job-title file

General Engineering

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

1,711 employees hold this title in Department of Energy. Median total compensation for the role is $137,736, above the department median of $134,419.

Employees: 1,711
Total payroll: $197.6M
Role median: $137,736
Agency median: $134,419
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$204,000+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,711 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. Department of Energy pays a median base salary of $153,224 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Energy sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$66,810

$90,970

$122,930

$158,090

$189,950

Department of Energy median · $153,224

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 Department of Energy’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,298 of 1,711 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 Energy is $137,736, 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 Department of Energy, the median of $137,736 ranks #23 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

Surface Transportation Board

$181,216 · 2

Nat Archives and Records Administration

$181,216 · 7

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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Russell Pascua

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,975

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,975
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Golden
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,975
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081000059
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Russell Pascua serves as a General Engineering based in Golden, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,975. They are classified at grade 14.

Brandon Hoffman

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,975

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,975
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Golden
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,975
Basic Pay (before locality): $118,552
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 081000059
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Brandon Hoffman serves as a General Engineering based in Golden, Colorado. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,975. They are classified at grade 14.

Rotjanee Larsen

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,818

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,818
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Idaho Falls
Work county: Bonneville
Work state: Idaho

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,318
Basic Pay (before locality): $131,243
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 160790019
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rotjanee Larsen is a General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. 2024 total compensation came to $153,818. They are classified at grade 15.

Jessica Mullen

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,562

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,562
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Pittsburgh
Work county: Allegheny
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,562
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426600003
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jessica Mullen is a General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2024 total compensation came to $153,562. They are classified at grade 15.

Fan Shi

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,562

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,562
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Pittsburgh
Work county: Allegheny
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,562
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426600003
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Fan Shi works as a General Engineering for Department of Energy based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fan earned $153,562 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Glenn Mcmaken

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,411

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,411
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Los Alamos
Work county: Los Alamos
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,411
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,954
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350510028
Length of Service (Years): 40
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): EN

Glenn Mcmaken works as a General Engineering for Department of Energy based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Glenn earned $153,411 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Namrata Dhindsa

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Clarksburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240357031
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Namrata Dhindsa works as a General Engineering for Department of Energy based in Clarksburg, Maryland. Namrata earned $153,354 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Bradley Shawger

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work county: Frederick
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240000021
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Bradley Shawger serves as a General Engineering based in Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Brian Valentine

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 37
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brian Valentine is a General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Prabharanjani Madduri

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Prabharanjani Madduri is a General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Gregory Morris

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,354

Sub-department: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Base pay: $153,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,354
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,354
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Gregory Morris serves as a General Engineering based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,354. They are classified at grade 13.

Quincy Mason

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Quincy Mason holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Nicholas Carter

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Germantown
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240660031
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Nicholas Carter serves as a General Engineering based in Germantown, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,336. They are classified at grade 14.

Patrick Frias

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Clarksburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240357031
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Patrick Frias serves as a General Engineering based in Clarksburg, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,336. They are classified at grade 14.

Timothy Herald

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Germantown
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240660031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Timothy Herald works as a General Engineering for Department of Energy based in Germantown, Maryland. Timothy earned $153,336 in 2024. Their pay grade is 14.

Claude Kabera

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Claude Kabera holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Richard Mears

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Annandale
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510076059
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Richard Mears holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Annandale, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Elizabeth Reed

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Elizabeth Reed serves as a General Engineering based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,336. They are classified at grade 14.

Maxwell Sanborn

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Germantown
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240660031
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Maxwell Sanborn holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Germantown, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Dakoriye Charles

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dakoriye Charles holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Darya Khanin

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Darya Khanin holds the role of General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $153,336. Their pay grade is 14.

Abm Khan

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,336

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,336
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,336
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,065
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Abm Khan serves as a General Engineering based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,336. They are classified at grade 14.

Mary Clarke

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,318

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,318
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Morgantown
Work county: Monongalia
Work state: West Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,318
Basic Pay (before locality): $131,243
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 541840061
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mary Clarke is a General Engineering at Department of Energy based in Morgantown, West Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $153,318. They are classified at grade 15.

Matthew Creamer

General Engineering/Department of Energy

2024 total comp

$153,130

Sub-department: Department of Energy
Base pay: $153,130
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,130
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Plainsboro
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $153,130
Basic Pay (before locality): $111,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 342632023
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Energy, Matthew Creamer serves as a General Engineering based in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Their 2024 pay totaled $153,130. They are classified at grade 14.