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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Salary by City
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Salary by City (2024)
107 metro areas · National average: $99,474 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers salaries across 107 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Houston, TX $176,870
$168,280
$88,740
N/A
Midland, TX $174,880
$165,830
$91,240
N/A
Dallas, TX $154,860
$136,250
$64,170
N/A
San Jose, CA $138,470
$128,710
$77,950
$191,880
Washington, DC $133,940
$130,580
$68,390
$191,880
Santa Cruz, CA $131,730
$129,880
$96,320
$172,370
Denver, CO $130,700
$114,960
$63,830
$214,000
San Francisco, CA $130,690
$124,270
$93,310
$191,880
Boulder, CO $130,650
$115,740
$29,990
$192,860
Bakersfield, CA $129,080
$120,550
$74,090
$206,940
Palm Bay, FL $128,190
$142,150
$55,200
$182,830
Tulsa, OK $125,460
$126,270
$61,560
$176,580
Lubbock, TX $124,600
$108,420
$44,930
$219,900
San Antonio, TX $122,280
$99,810
$60,100
N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $121,550
$128,240
$40,630
$175,020
Gulfport, MS $119,340
$120,600
$82,220
$154,770
Anchorage, AK $118,990
$104,770
$63,030
$173,180
Los Angeles, CA $117,420
$104,890
$62,330
$178,880
Kennewick, WA $116,370
$110,880
$68,460
$179,920
New Orleans, LA $116,250
$120,580
$61,140
$155,360
Providence, RI $115,970
$129,730
$91,150
$134,990
Santa Rosa, CA $114,570
$122,450
$83,110
$139,500
Sacramento, CA $114,410
$115,120
$78,470
$139,500
Oxnard, CA $114,040
$104,770
$68,880
$171,050
San Diego, CA $113,530
$98,930
$66,560
$163,720
Austin, TX $111,410
$88,500
$50,750
$214,080
San Luis Obispo, CA $111,410
$115,240
$72,320
$139,500
Portland, OR $111,320
$98,850
$64,390
$197,600
Seattle, WA $111,290
$100,870
$67,750
$179,430
Fresno, CA $110,780
$115,120
$66,310
$142,290
Santa Maria, CA $110,130
$108,050
$76,300
$162,590
Albany, NY $107,410
$91,430
$63,100
$176,950
Salt Lake City, UT $105,750
$98,130
$62,580
$169,120
Miami, FL $105,300
$98,600
$58,000
$158,390
Fort Collins, CO $104,420
$80,750
$51,280
$190,780
Reno, NV $104,400
$93,180
$58,970
$187,200
Milwaukee, WI $103,880
$90,020
$64,450
$181,140
Riverside, CA $103,200
$92,970
$58,830
$139,500
Bend, OR $102,370
$96,030
$50,890
$159,790
Urban Honolulu, HI $101,360
$100,690
$77,090
$136,410
Chicago, IL $101,340
$95,360
$68,940
$150,070
Boston, MA $101,200
$98,240
$72,990
$145,980
Albuquerque, NM $99,740
$93,720
$63,400
$135,820
College Station, TX $98,930
$87,600
$58,450
$142,230
Boise City, ID $98,020
$94,670
$67,100
$156,600
Wilmington, NC $97,210
$92,750
$44,610
$160,530
Virginia Beach, VA $97,200
$96,990
$51,290
$135,320
Buffalo, NY $97,190
$97,110
$63,060
$141,730
Billings, MT $96,660
$98,090
$59,090
$125,210
Charlotte, NC $96,650
$82,720
$56,170
$168,090
Jacksonville, FL $96,460
$104,330
$54,170
$138,490
Wichita, KS $96,450
$74,910
$49,440
$163,600
Charleston, WV $96,410
$112,590
$47,250
$143,520
Duluth, MN $96,100
$105,210
$53,520
$164,940
St. Louis, MO $95,830
$99,950
$52,790
$130,310
Fairbanks, AK $95,790
$94,630
$65,520
$136,750
Colorado Springs, CO $95,030
$73,100
$29,990
$189,390
Tampa, FL $94,840
$92,750
$52,440
$150,700
Orlando, FL $93,860
$90,910
$48,020
$141,870
New York, NY $93,820
$84,260
$60,950
$139,240
Charleston, SC $92,930
$87,990
$44,880
$158,850
Trenton, NJ $92,740
$86,820
$59,920
$138,980
Huntsville, AL $91,770
$92,020
$59,330
$139,800
Springfield, IL $91,520
$98,390
$53,880
$128,360
Phoenix, AZ $90,800
$78,200
$59,340
$136,630
Nashville, TN $90,190
$81,910
$52,070
$120,810
Tucson, AZ $89,690
$85,750
$58,650
$136,840
Kansas City, MO $89,650
$87,940
$54,720
$129,920
Omaha, NE $88,800
$86,040
$58,890
$125,280
Durham, NC $88,730
$79,870
$59,990
$130,710
Madison, WI $88,630
$83,500
$63,630
$128,030
Asheville, NC $87,940
$76,080
$64,840
$135,200
Indianapolis, IN $87,820
$82,810
$58,520
$129,670
Raleigh, NC $86,770
$77,950
$59,750
$122,280
Lansing, MI $86,280
$88,190
$59,780
$125,020
Corvallis, OR $85,930
$80,580
$63,640
$114,330
Shreveport, LA $85,800
$57,580
$55,140
$134,870
Detroit, MI $85,540
$81,230
$62,440
$124,650
Manchester, NH $85,320
$79,060
$62,610
$113,440
Richmond, VA $85,190
$80,710
$52,000
$139,680
Columbus, OH $84,860
$80,570
$57,910
$113,570
Philadelphia, PA $84,590
$76,010
$50,750
$119,290
Spokane, WA $84,070
$78,790
$58,810
$113,380
Baltimore, MD $84,060
$73,350
$57,870
$128,940
Pittsburgh, PA $83,700
$72,240
$48,880
$119,810
Syracuse, NY $83,290
$74,270
$53,190
$124,090
Harrisburg, PA $82,930
$78,890
$60,700
$104,920
Cleveland, OH $81,640
$73,120
$47,920
$125,870
Knoxville, TN $81,640
$74,100
$56,370
$110,820
Hartford, CT $81,140
$78,920
$58,770
$106,740
Lafayette, LA $80,700
$65,090
$54,540
$118,030
Las Vegas, NV $80,450
$65,660
$50,480
$126,880
Casper, WY $80,430
$84,100
$36,410
$108,950
Cincinnati, OH $79,680
$73,390
$49,080
$103,800
Columbia, SC $79,520
$76,600
$29,750
$124,440
Minneapolis, MN $79,160
$71,980
$52,200
$119,140
Atlanta, GA $78,840
$62,000
$54,800
$122,910
Lexington, KY $78,130
$66,820
$44,820
$112,040
Akron, OH $76,770
$71,370
$50,130
$99,590
Baton Rouge, LA $75,240
$66,620
$50,620
$125,170
Little Rock, AR $74,970
$68,190
$52,900
$113,730
Cheyenne, WY $74,000
$73,760
$37,420
$104,330
Chattanooga, TN $70,160
$58,310
$49,820
$103,070
Montgomery, AL $70,100
$69,320
$50,150
$86,780
San Juan, PR $69,050
$75,910
$39,560
$96,390
Tallahassee, FL $67,980
$66,100
$44,510
$90,650
Topeka, KS $66,550
$66,560
$49,630
$78,820
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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