Sunita Williams Salary: NASA pays its astronauts based on experience and rank. This rank ranges from GS-13 to GS-15.
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has returned to Earth. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth after 9 months in space. After this news, their fans all over the world including India are happy. A former US Navy officer and experienced astronaut said that Sunita Williams has made a significant contribution to space research, which has made her recognized as NASA’s most skilled and successful astronaut.
Do you know how much salary Sunita Williams got while she was in space? How many dollars does the US space agency NASA pay her? Let us tell you about Sunita Williams’ salary and net worth.
Grade pay of Sunita Williams
According to the FE report, as per the US government’s pay scale, NASA astronauts are paid based on experience and rank, which ranges from GS-13 to GS-15. As a highly experienced astronaut, Sunita Williams falls in the GS-15 category, with an estimated annual salary of $152,258 (Rs 1.31 crore), according to several news reports. Apart from salary, NASA astronauts get many benefits, including health insurance, advanced mission training, psychological support and travel allowances. Apart from this, NASA also pays overtime to astronauts.
Sunita Williams and her co-astronaut Butch have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 5, 2024. To rescue them, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule successfully took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday. Under this mission called Crew-10, a new team of four members has been sent to the ISS to replace Williams, Wilmore and two other astronauts.
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