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What meteorologists make

Median

$112,000

Lower end

$70,000

Upper end

$156,000

Job Bank's national median is $53.94 an hour, about $112,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($33.89) and upper end ($75.12) are the bottom and top of the wage range for everyone in the group. Many forecasting jobs are with Environment and Climate Change Canada, which pays on a federal salary scale.