Hydrologists Salary by City (2026)

Name: Hydrologists Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

40 metro areas · National average: $103,111 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Hydrologists salaries across 40 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
Washington, DC	$144,550	$138,500	$101,180	$221,150
San Jose, CA	$141,740	$137,090	$112,830	$175,300
Boston, MA	$137,040	$123,450	$103,990	$177,790
Baltimore, MD	$135,030	$134,410	$80,030	$234,760
San Francisco, CA	$134,630	$137,270	$80,700	$185,450
Atlanta, GA	$129,630	$123,840	$89,440	$166,780
Reno, NV	$128,460	$100,790	$75,700	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	$124,860	$125,670	$79,470	$159,290
Denver, CO	$124,630	$125,670	$80,660	$178,140
Los Angeles, CA	$122,350	$114,790	$70,370	$176,950
Las Vegas, NV	$121,810	$112,590	$73,190	$187,760
San Diego, CA	$119,240	$115,540	$82,620	$149,180
Seattle, WA	$117,720	$107,440	$76,170	$155,370
Riverside, CA	$116,930	$119,250	$77,790	$163,830
Sacramento, CA	$113,410	$104,270	$75,130	$148,620
Trenton, NJ	$110,900	$119,180	$70,430	$141,280
Portland, OR	$108,380	$107,980	$68,790	$137,200
Bakersfield, CA	$106,410	$101,090	$61,730	$137,320
Baton Rouge, LA	$102,930	$89,860	$72,550	$193,480
Salt Lake City, UT	$96,880	$93,910	$58,300	$136,790
Pittsburgh, PA	$95,440	$81,520	$60,180	$128,290
Philadelphia, PA	$94,460	$80,800	$53,430	$133,440
New York, NY	$93,950	$84,320	$64,860	$150,070
Albuquerque, NM	$92,670	$93,360	$55,930	$125,380
Minneapolis, MN	$92,250	$90,500	$65,670	$129,610
Tampa, FL	$90,140	$86,090	$59,130	$113,840
Salem, OR	$89,080	$87,540	$67,170	$113,350
Olympia, WA	$88,870	$90,610	$65,740	$102,530
Milwaukee, WI	$86,920	$76,460	$62,900	$140,660
Champaign, IL	$85,860	$79,190	$39,400	$124,090
Billings, MT	$85,490	$82,590	$59,950	$110,300
Phoenix, AZ	$85,260	$75,100	$59,020	$115,040
Houston, TX	$84,930	$63,200	$50,960	$155,020
Madison, WI	$84,560	$79,440	$66,050	$113,730
Boise City, ID	$84,320	$78,000	$60,020	$128,240
Helena, MT	$83,840	$78,030	$62,780	$113,030
Austin, TX	$77,880	$74,260	$50,320	$102,400
Columbia, SC	$67,900	$61,240	$45,620	$100,680
Cape Coral, FL	$64,370	$62,990	$49,190	$84,260
Tallahassee, FL	$58,730	$58,270	$39,010	$88,280