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Salary for Industry: Meteorological Services

United States » Industry » Meteorological Services Overview » Meteorological Services Salary

Updated: 21 May 2013

Industry: Meteorological Services

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30K	$60K	$90K
Meteorologist	$50,923
Weather Observer	$50,050
Weather Forecaster	$24,000
Operations Manager	$85,000
Software Developer	$90,000
Atmospheric, Space Scientist	$77,000
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$76,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 21 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 100

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Meteorological Services Job Listings

Physical Scientist (Program Director)

May 19

National Science Foundation - Arlington, VA

of mesoscale meteorological phenomena, including... dissemination, and employment of new knowledge in service to society, and (3) achieve excellence in U.S... - Indeed

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Program Manager Meteorological

Apr 27

General Dynamics - Fairfax, VA

in support of meteorological systems PRINCIPAL DUTIES... program s 5 Assures quality of program products services and deliverables including participating in... - Indeed

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CLIMATE SCIENTIST - AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN RESISTANCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE (ARCC)

May 07

Tetra Tech - Arlington, VA

national government offices including meteorological services, NGOs, universities and other institutions... to providing superior services at all levels of the... - Indeed

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Key Statistics for Meteorological Services Salaries and Jobs

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$34,729 - $82,528
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Meteorology	$37,500 - $85,000
Doctorate (PhD)	$62,000 - $104,671

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Gender

	Female 38%			Male 63%
Salary:	$29,061 - $66,466			$48,387 - $90,468

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

40%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

22%

20 years or more

14%

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