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Salaries for newly hired civilian astronauts are based on the federal government's General Schedule pay scale for grades GS-11 through GS-14. The astronaut's grade is based on the astronaut's academic achievements and experience. [3]
The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity to the agency's vision and serving as a source of internal leadership within NASA.
The pay scale was originally created with the purpose of keeping federal salaries in line with equivalent private sector jobs. Although never the intent, the GS pay scale does a good job of ensuring equal pay for equal work by reducing pay gaps between men, women, and minorities, in accordance with another, separate law, the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer with a salary of up to $187K to make sure humans don't contaminate planets, moons, and other objects in space.
This would roughly put the national average salary at about $56,420. National Average US Salary: Key Points Approximately 35% of U.S. households make over $100,000 per year, as reported by IBISWorld.
NASA's budget as percentage of federal total, from 1958 to 2017. NASA's budget for financial year (FY) 2020 is $22.6 billion. [1] It represents 0.48% of the $4.7 trillion the United States plans to spend in the fiscal year. [2] Since its inception the United States has spent nearly US$650 billion (in nominal dollars) on NASA.
The Treasury would have to decide what bills to pay — including Social Security benefits and federal workers’ salaries — based on the revenue it receives daily. ... the lead for NASA’s ...
NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. ... with salaries ranging from around $11,000 to $34,000 (equivalent to $59,000 to ...