JobFrame · EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P6
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
P6 · P6 — Principal Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$223,522
$175,596 – $284,529 · USD · annual
Level position
P6 · 6 of 6 in track
Median pay
$223,522
$175,596–$284,529
Level
P6
P6 · 6 of 6 in track
Super-function
research
Demand-heat
cool
0.6% growth
Summary
Studies the physical processes of the atmosphere and solid earth to observe, model, and forecast weather, climate, and geophysical phenomena. Spans operational forecasting (interpreting WRF/GFS/ECMWF output, issuing advisories and warnings), instrumentation and field measurement (weather balloons, radar, satellites, seismographs, gravimeters, magnetometers), and computational science (numerical weather/climate modeling, data assimilation, and ML in HPC environments). Distinct from purely data-engineering or software roles by its grounding in geophysical fluid dynamics and atmospheric/earth physics; distinct from hydrology-only and pure-academic-teaching focuses.
This level — P6 P6 — Principal Professional
Top individual contributor; recognized authority with strategic impact, equivalent to a low executive level