United States
Hydrologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$92,060
Hydrologists in the United States earn a median of $92,060 a year, about $44.26 an hour.
Median
$92,060
per year
Hourly
$44.26
as published
Mean
$98,130
pulled up by top earners
Workers
5,720
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $118,960 | +29% |
| Arizona | State | $76,420 | -17% |
| Minnesota | State | $90,500 | -2% |
| Oregon | State | $92,750 | +1% |
| Colorado | State | $116,000 | +26% |
| Washington | State | $100,000 | +9% |
| Ohio | State | $93,520 | +2% |
| Texas | State | $76,360 | -17% |
| Florida | State | $71,290 | -23% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $94,310 | +2% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $90,500 | -2% |
| Nevada | State | $97,430 | +6% |
| New York | State | $84,320 | -8% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $75,100 | -18% |
| Montana | State | $80,690 | -12% |
| Wisconsin | State | $76,460 | -17% |
| Idaho | State | $74,960 | -19% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $84,320 | -8% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $125,670 | +37% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $104,270 | +13% |
| Massachusetts | State | $116,750 | +27% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $107,440 | +17% |
| New Mexico | State | $96,660 | +5% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $80,800 | -12% |
| South Carolina | State | $61,240 | -33% |
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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