U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration / Contracting

Job-title file

Contracting

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

772 employees hold this title in Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $129,759, below the department median of $152,489.

Employees: 772
Total payroll: $102.1M
Role median: $129,759
Agency median: $152,489
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50,980$192,900+

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

How total compensation varies among the 772 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. Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration pays a median base salary of $129,759 for this role, 67% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,380

$60,800

$77,710

$100,820

$128,870

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration median · $129,759

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 Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration is $129,759, 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 Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, the median of $129,759 ranks #47 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christopher Barron

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$85,522

Sub-department: Goddard Space Flight Center
Base pay: $85,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,522
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Greenbelt
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $85,522
Basic Pay (before locality): $64,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240710033
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Christopher Barron serves as a Contracting based in Greenbelt, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,522. They are classified at grade 11.

Eleonor Barron

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$84,366

Sub-department: Neil a Armstrong Flight Research Center
Base pay: $84,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,366
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Edwards Afb
Work county: Kern
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $84,366
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061077029
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Eleonor Barron serves as a Contracting based in Edwards Afb, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $84,366. They are classified at grade 11.

Giorgio Borghesi

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Giorgio Borghesi holds the role of Contracting at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,671. Their pay grade is 11.

Shayla Martin

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Shayla Martin serves as a Contracting based in Houston, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Reed Villarreal

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Reed Villarreal holds the role of Contracting at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,671. Their pay grade is 11.

Matthew Windemuth

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Matthew Windemuth is a Contracting at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $83,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Angelo Devine

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Angelo Devine serves as a Contracting based in Houston, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Jennifer Hoff

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jennifer Hoff serves as a Contracting based in Houston, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $83,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Rasha Shreim

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Rasha Shreim holds the role of Contracting at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,671. Their pay grade is 11.

Ma'Jaylyn Neal

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$83,671

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $83,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ma'Jaylyn Neal works as a Contracting for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. Ma'Jaylyn earned $83,671 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Ponce Cureton

Contracting/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$82,775

Sub-department: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Base pay: $82,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,775
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Kennedy Space Center
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,775
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121567009
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 1102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ponce Cureton works as a Contracting for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Ponce earned $82,775 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.