Highest-Paid Employees of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

$166,205.12 AVERAGE PAY

$16.62M TOTAL PAY

This table shows the top-earning Federal employees of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in 2021, based on OPM data (base salary + bonuses).

Some employee names may be withheld by the OPM or individual agencies.

Rank	Name	Occupation	Total Pay	Location
1	Rodney E. Cluck	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$199,300	VA
2	James G. Anderson	Program Management	$199,300	DC
3	William Y. Brown	Program Management	$199,300	DC
4	Michael A. Celata	Program Management	$199,300	LA
5	Walter D. Cruickshank	Program Management	$199,300	DC
6	James J. Kendall	Program Management	$199,300	AK
7	Megan E. Carr	Program Management	$177,373	DC
8	Matthew G. Wilson	Geology	$174,900	LA
9	Annie Y. Nguyen	Budget Analysis	$174,000	VA
10	Constance Susan Gillette	Public Affairs	$174,000	DC
11	Tracey B. Moriarty	Public Affairs	$174,000	DC
12	Kelly K. Hammerle	Program Management	$173,210	VA
13	Andrew D. Krueger	Program Management	$172,950	VA
14	Sarah P. Coffman	Economist	$172,830	VA
15	Matthew C. Frye	General Physical Science	$172,830	VA
16	James F. Bennett	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	VA
17	Jill K. Lewandowski	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	VA
18	Emily R. Lindow	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	DC
19	Deanna P. Meyer-Pietruszka	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	DC
20	Michelle V. Morin	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$172,500	VA
21	Douglas P. Boren	Program Management	$172,500	CA
22	Thomas J. Liu	Program Management	$172,500	CA
23	Mark A. Storzer	Program Management	$172,500	AK
24	Eric L. Turner	Program Management	$172,500	VA
25	Richard R. Yarde	Program Management	$172,500	CA
26	David T. Macduffee	Management And Program Analysis	$172,500	VA
27	Annette J. Moore	Management And Program Analysis	$172,500	VA
28	Brad J. Blythe	General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences	$172,500	VA
29	Yoko Nmn Furukawa	General Physical Science	$172,500	VA
30	Walter R. Johnson	General Physical Science	$172,500	VA
31	Jeffrey A. Reidenauer	Oceanography	$172,500	VA
32	Geoffrey L. Wikel	Oceanography	$172,500	VA
33	Beth A. Wenstrom	Cartography	$172,500	VA
34	Amanda B. Lefton	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$170,000	DC
35	Peter R. Meffert	Program Management	$169,930	DC
36	Stephen S. Kuo	Petroleum Engineering	$169,400	VA
37	Martin J. Heinze	Economist	$169,150	VA
38	Wright J. Frank	Program Management	$168,860	VA
39	Aditi P. Mirani	Economist	$168,600	VA
40	Brian A. Jordan	Environmental Protection Specialist	$168,150	VA
41	Travis Martin Tempel	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$168,150	VA
42	Tamara L. Richardson	Management And Program Analysis	$168,150	VA
43	Kylie E. Santini	Budget Analysis	$168,150	VA
44	Chee W. Yu	Petroleum Engineering	$167,804	LA
45	Donald M. Maclay	Petroleum Engineering	$167,204	LA
46	Holly Ann Karrigan	Geology	$166,904	LA
47	Michele M. Daigle	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$166,502	LA
48	Todd P. Lambdin	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$166,502	FL
49	Thierry M. Decort	Geophysics	$165,604	LA
50	Gregory D. Klocek	Geophysics	$164,804	LA
51	Eric G. Kazanis	Petroleum Engineering	$163,578	LA
52	Briana T. Smith	Management And Program Analysis	$163,345	VA
53	Jane A. Roberts	Management And Program Analysis	$162,807	CA
54	Sharon A. Randall	Program Management	$162,331	AK
55	Jeremy M. Potter	General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences	$161,642	CA
56	John D. Romero	Public Affairs	$161,642	CA
57	Jennifer L. Golladay	Management And Program Analysis	$160,786	DC
58	Grant L. Burgess	Geophysics	$160,578	LA
59	Allison Jean Stork	Management And Program Analysis	$160,451	VA
60	Thierno S. Sow	Economist	$160,286	VA
61	Karen M. Jackson	Budget Analysis	$160,286	DC
62	Jennifer Ann Rose	Management And Program Analysis	$160,066	VA
63	Mary C. Boatman	Environmental Protection Specialist	$160,036	VA
64	Robert J. Martinson	General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences	$160,036	VA
65	Stephen L. Palmes	Geology	$160,036	VA
66	Christine M. Taylor	General Physical Science	$159,886	VA
67	Loren J. Thompson	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$159,786	DC
68	Kung Huang	Geophysics	$159,786	VA
69	Kristen L. Strellec	Social Science	$159,286	VA
70	Warren E. Boyd	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$159,286	VA
71	Leann H. Bullin	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$159,286	VA
72	Robert M. Bochar	Management And Program Analysis	$159,286	DC
73	Andrea Nygren	Management And Program Analysis	$159,286	DC
74	Elizabeth M. Burkhard	Budget Analysis	$159,286	VA
75	Marjorie K. Weisskohl	Public Affairs	$159,286	VA
76	Zhen-Gang Ji	Oceanography	$159,286	VA
77	James M. Price	Oceanography	$159,286	VA
78	Michael D. Bradway	Geology	$159,062	AK
79	Isis U. Farmer	Miscellaneous Administration And Program	$158,991	DC
80	John T. Callahan	Public Affairs	$158,797	AK
81	Catherine C. Coon	Environmental Protection Specialist	$158,297	AK
82	Frances E. Mann	Management And Program Analysis	$158,297	AK
83	Michael Nmn Barton	Petroleum Engineering	$156,353	LA
84	Bryan P. Stephens	Geology	$156,353	LA
85	Christina N. O.'brien	Statistics	$155,952	VA
86	Brian R. Hooker	General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences	$155,652	VA
87	Melissa M. Allen	Government Information Specialist	$155,202	DC
88	William L. Waskes	Management And Program Analysis	$155,202	VA
89	David L. Denson	Financial Administration And Program	$154,407	TX
90	Jeffrey S. Waldner	Oceanography	$154,216	PA
91	Jennifer R. Bosyk	Environmental Protection Specialist	$154,187	VA
92	Carlos Alonso	Geophysics	$154,127	LA
93	Necitas C. Sumait	Management And Program Analysis	$153,803	CA
94	Shawn A. Alonso	Geophysics	$153,627	LA
95	Kellie K. Cross	Geology	$153,327	LA
96	Justin T. Miller	Geophysics	$153,127	AK
97	Angela G. Guidry	Geology	$153,127	LA
98	Chima O. Ojukwu	Petroleum Engineering	$152,457	CA
99	Michelle Uli Picou	Petroleum Engineering	$152,127	LA
100	Thomas W. Bjerstedt	Geology	$152,127	LA

Data Sources

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