United States
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$99,240
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in the United States earn a median of $99,240 a year, about $47.71 an hour.
Median
$99,240
per year
Hourly
$47.71
as published
Mean
$111,310
pulled up by top earners
Workers
22,510
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $155,330 | +57% |
| California | State | $111,400 | +12% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $168,280 | +70% |
| Colorado | State | $99,900 | +1% |
| Oklahoma | State | $128,240 | +29% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $114,960 | +16% |
| Washington | State | $99,780 | +1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $104,890 | +6% |
| Florida | State | $95,110 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $78,890 | -21% |
| New York | State | $84,910 | -14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $84,260 | -15% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Metro | $128,240 | +29% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $124,270 | +25% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $100,870 | +2% |
| Nevada | State | $95,090 | -4% |
| Arizona | State | $83,630 | -16% |
| North Carolina | State | $79,710 | -20% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $115,120 | +16% |
| Oregon | State | $95,120 | -4% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Metro | $88,500 | -11% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $136,250 | +37% |
| Louisiana | State | $72,340 | -27% |
| Michigan | State | $81,800 | -18% |
| Ohio | State | $73,120 | -26% |
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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