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United States Department of Defense Salaries

How much do people at United States Department of Defense get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at United States Department of Defense is $130,339, or $62 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $129,504, or $62 per hour.

At United States Department of Defense, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $234,386 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,844 annually. Average United States Department of Defense salaries by department include: Communications at $227,125, Legal at $156,979, Engineering at $142,287, and IT at $108,299. Half of United States Department of Defense salaries are above $129,504.

7 employees at United States Department of Defense rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 21 ratings) while 5 employees at United States Department of Defense rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 7 ratings).

Salaries contributed from United States Department of Defense employees include job titles like Architect, Jr Developer, Editor, and Operations Manager. Comparably data has a total of 6 salary records from United States Department of Defense employees.

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$72k

$100k

$123k

$181k

$237k

$279k

$299k

$130,339^*

Average Compensation

$129,504^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

United States Department of Defense Salary Averages By Department

Recent United States Department of Defense Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Operations Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Operations Department

$112,000 Salary + Bonus

SysAdmin

Posted more than 30 days ago · IT Department

$85,000 Salary + Bonus

Architect

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$164,000 Salary + Bonus

Editor

Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department

$77,000 Salary + Bonus

Jr Developer

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$91,072 Salary + Bonus

United States Department of Defense Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$164,615 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$142,287 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$108,976 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$123,843 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$97,711 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$61,889 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$158,116 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$89,824 Avg. total comp.

Communications Department

$227,125 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$69,387 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$126,326 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$108,299 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$156,979 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$149,533 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$217,544^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$126k

$133k

$241k

$375k

$433k

$506k

Group Product Manager

$222,874^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$126k

$133k

$241k

$375k

$433k

$506k

Senior Product Manager

$169,879^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$126k

$133k

$241k

$375k

$433k

$506k

Product Manager

$133,570^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$126k

$133k

$241k

$375k

$433k

$506k

Jr Product Manager

$99,950^*

Est. Salary

$78k

$126k

$133k

$241k

$375k

$433k

$506k

Engineering Department (16)

Director of Engineering

$209,957^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Group Engineering Manager

$197,489^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Principal Engineer

$170,278^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Lead Engineer

$143,105^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Engineering Manager

$176,468^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Data Scientist

$131,717^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Senior Developer

$149,742^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

DevOps

$123,329^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Developer

$120,779^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Mobile Developer

$120,731^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Sales Engineer

$152,741^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Senior QA

$111,699^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Scrum Master

$108,917^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

$99,590^*

Est. Salary

$66k

$100k

$140k

$223k

$280k

$490k

$500k

Marketing Department (18)

Director of Marketing

$187,877^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Senior Marketing Manager

$154,411^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Marketing Manager

$113,759^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Brand Manager

$117,712^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Content Strategist

$101,682^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

SEM Manager

$83,344^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Social Media Manager

$76,291^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Marketing Operations

$110,566^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

SEO Specialist

$75,230^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Email Marketer

$76,409^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Content Manager

$83,311^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Community Manager

$74,566^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Data Analyst

$86,438^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Business Analyst

$90,109^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Copywriter

$81,316^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Event Planner

$92,834^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Marketing Associate

$75,419^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$60k

$86k

$260k

$375k

$650k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director

$164,214^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Principal Designer

$163,751^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Senior Designer

$133,711^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Senior UI/UX Designer

$132,602^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

UI/UX Designer

$110,599^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Designer

$104,430^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Web/Visual Designer

$92,334^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Graphic Designer

$75,322^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Jr Designer

$70,787^*

Est. Salary

$71k

$100k

$132k

$170k

$255k

$300k

$335k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

$179,674^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$120k

$180k

$340k

$350k

Business Analyst

$90,109^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$120k

$180k

$340k

$350k

Office Manager

$58,990^*

Est. Salary

$36k

$62k

$120k

$180k

$340k

$350k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant

$72,264^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$50k

$98k

$162k

Admin Assistant

$49,640^*

Est. Salary

$28k

$50k

$98k

$162k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development

$207,894^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$106k

$118k

$208k

$306k

$390k

Account Executive

$106,854^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$106k

$118k

$208k

$306k

$390k

Business Development Manager

$153,878^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$106k

$118k

$208k

$306k

$390k

Account Manager

$117,874^*

Est. Salary

$73k

$106k

$118k

$208k

$306k

$390k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager

$115,851^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$67k

$87k

$116k

$225k

$310k

$350k

Senior Accountant

$92,844^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$67k

$87k

$116k

$225k

$310k

$350k

Accountant

$67,392^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$67k

$87k

$116k

$225k

$310k

$350k

Business Analyst

$90,109^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$67k

$87k

$116k

$225k

$310k

$350k

Financial Analyst

$87,255^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$67k

$87k

$116k

$225k

$310k

$350k

Communications Department (1)

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$87,808^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$46k

$105k

$200k

$300k

Technical Support

$66,353^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$46k

$105k

$200k

$300k

CS Rep

$45,844^*

Est. Salary

$32k

$46k

$105k

$200k

$300k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$188,037^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$105k

$205k

$292k

$430k

HR Manager

$118,988^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$105k

$205k

$292k

$430k

Recruiter

$104,794^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$71k

$105k

$205k

$292k

$430k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager

$129,504^*

Est. Salary

$54k

$94k

$129k

$193k

$310k

$320k

Project Manager

$112,933^*

Est. Salary

$54k

$94k

$129k

$193k

$310k

$320k

SysAdmin

$93,816^*

Est. Salary

$54k

$94k

$129k

$193k

$310k

$320k

IT Support Engineer

$91,234^*

Est. Salary

$54k

$94k

$129k

$193k

$310k

$320k

Desktop Support

$54,248^*

Est. Salary

$54k

$94k

$129k

$193k

$310k

$320k

Legal Department (4)

General Counsel

$206,828^*

Est. Salary

$86k

$120k

$150k

$205k

$300k

$370k

$387k

Corporate Counsel

$189,861^*

Est. Salary

$86k

$120k

$150k

$205k

$300k

$370k

$387k

Contracts Specialist

$87,125^*

Est. Salary

$86k

$120k

$150k

$205k

$300k

$370k

$387k

Paralegal

$67,896^*

Est. Salary

$86k

$120k

$150k

$205k

$300k

$370k

$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$234,386^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$65k

$131k

$297k

$480k

$700k

Sales Manager

$144,674^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$65k

$131k

$297k

$480k

$700k

Sales Engineer

$152,741^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$65k

$131k

$297k

$480k

$700k

Sales Rep

$131,315^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$65k

$131k

$297k

$480k

$700k

Sales Associate

$65,619^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$65k

$131k

$297k

$480k

$700k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.