National Aeronautics and Space Administration salaries

Full-time civilian employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration earned a median of $147,832 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 35% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $120,629 and $178,902.

Median pay

$147,832

full-time, September 2026

Middle 50%

$120,629–$178,902

25th–75th percentile

Employees

17,152

all schedules

Pay published for

99.6%

of employees

Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

$93,17910th $120,62925th $147,832Median $178,90275th $197,20090th

All federal (full-time)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration pay by occupation

The 25 largest occupations at this agency with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration pay by occupation
Occupation	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Aerospace Engineering Series 0861	3,961	$152,930	$129,322–$179,755
General Engineering Series 0801	3,728	$163,950	$135,160–$192,331
Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301	885	$148,711	$116,071–$187,093
Information Technology Management Series 2210	843	$139,384	$113,549–$164,729
Management and Program Analysis Series 0343	766	$148,778	$127,428–$177,497
Contracting Series 1102	619	$133,744	$110,107–$164,729
Computer Engineering Series 0854	559	$144,466	$111,620–$170,289
Electronics Engineering Series 0855	513	$155,237	$133,964–$183,027
Engineering Technical Series 0802	469	$98,459	$80,250–$117,227
Electrical Engineering Series 0850	389	$133,366	$111,215–$155,484
General Physical Science Series 1301	388	$187,093	$164,347–$197,200
Budget Analysis Series 0560	316	$133,017	$113,541–$148,650
Engineering and Architecture Student Trainee Series 0899	314	$52,938	$45,746–$63,081
Astronomy and Space Science Series 1330	311	$178,204	$158,306–$197,200
Mechanical Engineering Series 0830	290	$107,228	$90,173–$138,370
Human Resources Management Series 0201	261	$133,964	$113,533–$164,347
Materials Engineering Series 0806	255	$143,208	$121,526–$170,289
Accounting Series 0510	233	$138,356	$114,377–$167,672
Financial Administration and Program Series 0501	223	$138,024	$114,017–$165,945
Computer Science Series 1550	134	$185,710	$135,354–$197,200
Quality Assurance Series 1910	134	$120,431	$95,475–$144,742
Public Affairs Series 1035	123	$139,116	$117,951–$158,758
General Attorney Series 0905	103	$186,207	$152,439–$197,200
Security Administration Series 0080	96	$135,828	$119,811–$150,950
Logistics Management Series 0346	94	$125,990	$105,512–$150,902

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration pay by state

States where the agency has at least 30 full-time employees with published pay and a published duty station.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
Texas	3,762	$154,724	$126,841–$183,738
Florida	3,066	$126,711	$96,185–$152,057
Alabama	2,343	$144,088	$121,932–$169,483
Maryland	1,916	$172,700	$146,143–$197,200
California	1,578	$167,720	$136,495–$197,200
Virginia	1,499	$140,426	$118,821–$170,164
Ohio	1,228	$144,466	$121,502–$169,928
District of Columbia	682	$191,850	$158,322–$197,200
Mississippi	525	$117,081	$92,491–$146,742
West Virginia	85	$124,177	$87,128–$155,128
New Mexico	84	$134,822	$117,081–$163,514
Colorado	42	$154,272	$138,456–$183,588
Louisiana	39	$146,742	$132,718–$167,672
New York	34	$192,694	$163,046–$197,200

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved −4.5% from $154,729 in September 2025 to $147,832 in September 2026. Headcount went from 17,514 to 17,152 (−2.1%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.