Meteorological Technician federal salary series 1341
Full-time federal employees in the Meteorological Technician series earned a median of $111,328 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 2% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $101,443 and $116,362.
What shapes meteorological technician pay
The most common grade with published pay is GS-12 (81 employees, median $116,362). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Commerce (97 employees). Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.
OPM withheld pay for 68% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Meteorological Technician pay by grade
Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.
| Pay plan–grade | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| GS-12 | 81 | $116,362 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Meteorological Technician pay by agency
| Agency | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 97 | $111,879 |
middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)
Change since September 2025
The median moved +3.0% from $108,129 in September 2025 to $111,328 in September 2026. Headcount went from 364 to 326 (−10.4%). 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.
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