What are the salary scales in the private sector?
According to a recent survey conducted of private sector meteorologists by the American Meteorological Society, the distribution of salaries (for all positions) as a function of experience is as follows:
| Annual salary <$15,000
$15,000 - 20,000 $20,000 - 25,000 $25,000 - 30,000 $30,000 - 40,000 $40,000 - 50,000 $50,000 - 75,000 >$75,000 |
Entry Level 7.1 percent
27.5 percent 28.1 percent 24.4 percent 9.9 percent 1.5 percent 1.2 percent 0.3 percent |
1 - 2 years 0.0 percent
11.5 percent 22.0 percent 31.0 percent 29.1 percent 4.0 percent 1.5 percent 0.9 percent |
3 - 5 years
0.0 percent 2.1 percent 6.4 percent 13.8 percent 39.8 percent 27.8 percent 6.4 percent 3.7 percent |
Salary rates for government employees are generally set according to the standard civil service pay scales. Salaries in the television weather business are a strong function of the size of the media market and the weathercaster’s longevity in that market (and the negotiating skill of his or her agent if one is used).