Atmospheric and Space Scientists Salary in the US
A atmospheric and space scientists earns a national median of $99,070 a year (mean $106,110) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #143 of 825.
How much does a atmospheric and space scientists earn in the US?
A atmospheric and space scientists in the United States earns a median of $99,070 a year (mean $106,110), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 10,000 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-2021), ranked #143 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$99,070
per year
Mean
$106,110
per year
Employment
10,000
US workers
National rank
#143
of 825 by median
What a atmospheric and space scientists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a atmospheric and space scientists (SOC 19-2021) earns a median annual wage of $99,070 and a mean (average) of $106,110. The median is the midpoint — half of atmospheric and space scientists earn more and half earn less — and is 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a atmospheric and space scientists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for atmospheric and space scientists is $99,070, and the mean (average) is $106,110. The median is the midpoint — half of atmospheric and space scientists earn more and half earn less.
- How does atmospheric and space scientists pay compare to the US average?
- At $99,070, a atmospheric and space scientists earns 94% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many atmospheric and space scientists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 10,000 atmospheric and space scientists employed nationally (SOC 19-2021), across all industries.
- Where does this atmospheric and space scientists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-2021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-2021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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