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

Job-title file

General Engineering

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

3,426 employees hold this title in Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $170,045, above the department median of $152,489.

Employees: 3,426
Total payroll: $568M
Role median: $170,045
Agency median: $152,489
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$217,470+

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

How total compensation varies among the 3,426 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. Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration pays a median base salary of $170,045 for this role, 38% above that figure — about the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

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

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$66,810

$90,970

$122,930

$158,090

$189,950

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration median · $170,045

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

Computed over the 3,415 of 3,426 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 Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration is $170,045, 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 Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, the median of $170,045 ranks #11 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

Nat Archives and Records Administration

$181,216 · 7

Surface Transportation Board

$181,216 · 2

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

$176,570 · 868

Department of State

$171,923 · 106

National Transportation Safety Board

$169,429 · 15

Consumer Product Safety Commission

$167,276 · 14

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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Edward Lippincott

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Edward Lippincott works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Edward earned $174,380 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Bruce Askins

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 42
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bruce Askins works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Bruce earned $174,380 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Erin Betts

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Erin Betts is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Steven Burlingame

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Steven Burlingame is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Hansel Gill

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 33
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Hansel Gill is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Phillip Hendrix

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Phillip Hendrix is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

David Hood

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Hood holds the role of General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,380. Their pay grade is 15.

Mary Hovater

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mary Hovater serves as a General Engineering based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Wendy Hulgan

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Wendy Hulgan holds the role of General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,380. Their pay grade is 15.

Lindsey Ingram

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lindsey Ingram works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Lindsey earned $174,380 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Denise Morris

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Denise Morris is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Willie Robinson

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Willie Robinson serves as a General Engineering based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Myron Tapscott

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Myron Tapscott is a General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 2024 total compensation came to $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Yancy Young

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Yancy Young works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Yancy earned $174,380 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Emily Zieman

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Emily Zieman works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Emily earned $174,380 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

Brooke Thornton

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brooke Thornton holds the role of General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,380. Their pay grade is 15.

David Reynolds

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,380

Sub-department: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Base pay: $174,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,380
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Redstone Arsenal
Work county: Madison
Work state: Alabama

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,380
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 012585089
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, David Reynolds serves as a General Engineering based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,380. They are classified at grade 15.

Stephanie Schulte

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,286

Sub-department: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Base pay: $171,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,286
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $171,286
Basic Pay (before locality): $127,142
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Stephanie Schulte holds the role of General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Houston, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,286. Their pay grade is 15.

Nathan Taylor

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,233

Sub-department: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Base pay: $173,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,233
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Kennedy Space Center
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $173,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121567009
Length of Service (Years): 36
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nathan Taylor serves as a General Engineering based in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,233. They are classified at grade 15.

John Kunkle

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,133

Sub-department: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Base pay: $173,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,133
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Kennedy Space Center
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $173,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121567009
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Kunkle works as a General Engineering for Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. John earned $174,133 in 2024. Their pay grade is 15.

John Rigney

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$174,133

Sub-department: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Base pay: $173,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,133
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Kennedy Space Center
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $173,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121567009
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration, John Rigney serves as a General Engineering based in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,133. They are classified at grade 15.

Justin Junod

General Engineering/Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

2024 total comp

$173,983

Sub-department: John F. Kennedy Space Center
Base pay: $173,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,983
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Kennedy Space Center
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $173,633
Basic Pay (before locality): $147,647
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121567009
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 0801
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Justin Junod holds the role of General Engineering at Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration based in Kennedy Space Center, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,983. Their pay grade is 15.