U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Federal Communications Commission / Contracting

Job-title file

Contracting

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

11 employees hold this title in Federal Communications Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $138,594, below the department median of $182,516.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $138,594
Agency median: $182,516
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$118,698$204,194+

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

How total compensation varies among the 11 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

Contracting pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Buyers and Purchasing Agents — about 491,430 people — is $77,710. Federal Communications Commission pays a median base salary of $135,094 for this role, 74% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Federal Communications Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,380

$60,800

$77,710

$100,820

$128,870

Federal Communications Commission median · $135,094

The bar is the range of annual wages for Buyers and Purchasing Agents across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Federal Communications Commission’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Federal Communications Commission is $138,594, 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)

Contracting is held in 68 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Federal Communications Commission, the median of $138,594 ranks #33 of 68.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$235,920 · 7

Millennium Challenge Corporation

$200,723 · 19

Federal Housing Finance Agency

$200,609 · 10

Federal Reserve System

$192,332 · 13

Securities and Exchange Commission

$189,330 · 50

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$189,253 · 41

Office of Management and Budget

$177,627 · 4

Federal Maritime Commission

$176,570 · 3

National Labor Relations Board

$174,247 · 6

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$171,923 · 5

Peace Corps

$169,053 · 7

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$162,629 · 2

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

Same department

Other job titles in Federal Communications Commission

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sunny Diemert

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$209,153

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $209,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,153
Pay grade: 00
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $209,153
Basic Pay (before locality): $209,153
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): ES

At Federal Communications Commission, Sunny Diemert serves as a Contracting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $209,153. They are classified at grade 00.

James Batten

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$184,359

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $180,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,359
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,359
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, James Batten serves as a Contracting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,359. They are classified at grade 15.

Randall Thornton

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$183,859

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $180,359
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,859
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,359
Basic Pay (before locality): $135,344
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Randall Thornton serves as a Contracting based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $183,859. They are classified at grade 15.

Joyce Terry-Butler

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$170,276

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $167,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,276
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $167,276
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,526
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joyce Terry-Butler is a Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $170,276. They are classified at grade 14.

Kadian Ferguson

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$165,129

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $162,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,129
Pay grade: 14
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $162,629
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kadian Ferguson holds the role of Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. In 2024, their total compensation was $165,129. Their pay grade is 14.

Teresa Dailey

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$138,594

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $135,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,594
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Sequim
Work county: Clallam
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $135,094
Basic Pay (before locality): $103,275
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 531990009
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Teresa Dailey holds the role of Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Sequim, Washington. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,594. Their pay grade is 13.

Susan Nicholson

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$138,435

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $134,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,435
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Murfreesboro
Work county: Rutherford
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $134,435
Basic Pay (before locality): $115,079
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471750149
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Susan Nicholson holds the role of Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,435. Their pay grade is 13.

Nereyda Dunn

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$133,759

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $129,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,759
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $129,759
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 22
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nereyda Dunn is a Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $133,759. They are classified at grade 13.

Priscilla Cruz

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$122,874

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $118,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,874
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Helotes
Work county: Bexar
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $118,874
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483095029
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Federal Communications Commission, Priscilla Cruz serves as a Contracting based in Helotes, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $122,874. They are classified at grade 13.

Darrin Nicholson

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$120,198

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $117,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,198
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Murfreesboro
Work county: Rutherford
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $117,198
Basic Pay (before locality): $100,324
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471750149
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Darrin Nicholson holds the role of Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 2024, their total compensation was $120,198. Their pay grade is 13.

Luis Salas

Contracting/Federal Communications Commission

2024 total comp

$118,698

Sub-department: Federal Communications Commission
Base pay: $118,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,698
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Wake Forest
Work county: Wake
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $118,698
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 374790183
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Luis Salas is a Contracting at Federal Communications Commission based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. 2024 total compensation came to $118,698. They are classified at grade 13.