United States
Geographers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$97,200
Geographers in the United States earn a median of $97,200 a year, about $46.73 an hour.
Median
$97,200
per year
Hourly
$46.73
as published
Mean
$98,160
pulled up by top earners
Workers
1,380
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $117,960 | +21% |
| Maryland | State | $109,120 | +12% |
| Texas | State | $75,550 | -22% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | $71,780 | -26% |
| Colorado | State | $106,350 | +9% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $109,550 | +13% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Metro | $88,280 | -9% |
| Illinois | State | $91,270 | -6% |
| Missouri | State | $94,870 | -2% |
| Arizona | State | $87,050 | -10% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $85,220 | -12% |
| Washington | State | $110,340 | +14% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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