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P4
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P4
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P4
P3
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P3
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P3
P5
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P5
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P5
P2
EARTHA.EARTHATM14D0.P2
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences — P2
Market pay$120k ($95k$153k)inherited$91k ($71k$115k)inherited$152k ($120k$194k)inherited$80k ($63k$101k)inherited
LevelP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP2 · P2 — Developing Professional
FunctionEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric Sciences
FocusEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric SciencesEarth & Atmospheric Sciences
Typical years5–83–58–121–3
ScopeA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domainDefined deliverables / small features
AutonomySelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domainGeneral supervision; reviewed at milestones
ImpactMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomesOwn and immediate-team deliverables
Decision rightsOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domainRoutine technical choices within guidance