Meteorologists employed in the U.S. in February 2025 earned a median salary of $96,278, according to ZipRecruiter.com. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, earned median annual earnings of $92,860 in May 2023. Salaries ranged from less than $48,960 to more than $157,250. The average salary for meteorologists employed by the federal government was about $114,900. Meteorologists who worked in scientific research and development earned $103,960, while those who worked in television broadcasting made $68,040.
In broadcast meteorology, salaries vary greatly. Television weathercasters earn salaries that range from $16,000 to $1 million or more.
Benefits for meteorologists depend on the employer; however, they usually include such items as health insurance, retirement or 401(k) plans, and paid vacation days.
- Aeronautical and Aerospace Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural Scientists
- Arborists
- Architects
- Astrogeologists
- Avionics Engineers
- Avionics Technicians
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Botanists
- Cartographers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Climate Scientists
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Ecologists
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- Fluid Power Technicians
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Futurists
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geographers
- Geographic Information Systems Specialists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Geotechnical Engineers
- Geothermal Energy Industry Workers
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Geothermal Technicians
- Groundwater Professionals
- Gunsmiths
- Horticultural Technicians
- Hypersonics Engineers
- Hypersonics Technicians
- Incident Meteorologists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Security Specialists
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Military Pilots
- Military Police
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Military Workers, Officers
- Naturalists
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Oceanographers
- Optical Engineers
- Paleontologists
- Physicists
- Pilots
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radiation Protection Technicians
- Range Managers
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Rewilders
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Technicians
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Space Meteorologist
- Space Pilots
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors