Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in UNITED STATES


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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $28.52 $36.11 $49.00 $67.01 $96.26
          Yearly $59,330 $75,110 $101,920 $139,380 $200,230
          Washington Hourly $36.48 $40.12 $50.49 $65.61 $82.54
          Yearly $75,890 $83,450 $105,020 $136,470 $171,690
          Alaska Hourly $31.89 $42.98 $51.64 $65.72 $85.07
          Yearly $66,330 $89,400 $107,410 $136,700 $176,940
          Tennessee Hourly $27.03 $30.67 $37.44 $48.24 $56.79
          Yearly $56,230 $63,790 $77,870 $100,340 $118,110
          West Virginia Hourly $25.37 $29.41 $36.57 $48.28 $57.81
          Yearly $52,770 $61,180 $76,060 $100,420 $120,250
          Alabama Hourly $23.61 $30.35 $42.60 $51.06 $65.86
          Yearly $49,110 $63,130 $88,610 $106,200 $136,990
          Georgia Hourly $28.13 $29.60 $35.54 $49.17 $59.40
          Yearly $58,500 $61,570 $73,920 $102,270 $123,550
          Montana Hourly $26.18 $33.13 $36.31 $47.73 $58.22
          Yearly $54,450 $68,900 $75,520 $99,270 $121,100
          Massachusetts Hourly $38.64 $38.91 $52.03 $85.16 $109.25
          Yearly $80,370 $80,940 $108,210 $177,130 $227,230
          Virginia Hourly $30.28 $34.44 $42.49 $61.43 $88.00
          Yearly $62,990 $71,640 $88,390 $127,770 $183,040
          Kentucky Hourly $21.22 $28.00 $37.27 $47.65 $55.73
          Yearly $44,130 $58,230 $77,510 $99,100 $115,920
          Wisconsin Hourly $28.26 $32.53 $37.79 $48.29 $63.86
          Yearly $58,790 $67,670 $78,610 $100,440 $132,830
          Vermont Hourly $14.81 $32.23 $41.86 $58.58 $65.48
          Yearly $30,800 $67,030 $87,070 $121,850 $136,200
          Connecticut Hourly $29.14 $29.40 $29.72 $31.04 $40.11
          Yearly $60,620 $61,160 $61,810 $64,550 $83,440
          New York Hourly $31.25 $34.63 $41.54 $52.54 $67.19
          Yearly $64,990 $72,020 $86,410 $109,270 $139,760
          Rhode Island Hourly $38.74 $46.38 $58.18 $68.50 $69.22
          Yearly $80,570 $96,470 $121,010 $142,480 $143,980
          Louisiana Hourly $25.00 $29.22 $44.02 $63.17 $76.28
          Yearly $51,990 $60,780 $91,560 $131,400 $158,660
          Kansas Hourly $27.25 $30.62 $38.50 $50.81 $65.57
          Yearly $56,680 $63,690 $80,080 $105,680 $136,390
          Utah Hourly $33.10 $38.95 $43.26 $53.20 $63.82
          Yearly $68,850 $81,010 $89,990 $110,660 $132,750
          Arkansas Hourly $23.89 $29.48 $32.64 $44.18 $60.47
          Yearly $49,700 $61,330 $67,880 $91,900 $125,780
          Michigan Hourly $29.88 $31.79 $38.94 $45.99 $57.67
          Yearly $62,160 $66,130 $80,990 $95,650 $119,960
          Delaware Hourly $32.07 $44.35 $45.02 $45.60 $52.33
          Yearly $66,710 $92,240 $93,640 $94,850 $108,840
          Oregon Hourly $31.97 $38.66 $47.17 $55.97 $67.50
          Yearly $66,490 $80,400 $98,110 $116,410 $140,400
          Colorado Hourly $33.85 $39.60 $55.00 $78.10 $101.01
          Yearly $70,410 $82,360 $114,410 $162,450 $210,090
          California Hourly $21.89 $35.51 $51.20 $66.40 $82.34
          Yearly $45,540 $73,850 $106,500 $138,120 $171,270
          Maine Hourly $35.28 $38.15 $41.75 $47.94 $63.23
          Yearly $73,380 $79,350 $86,840 $99,710 $131,530
          Nebraska Hourly $28.84 $31.49 $41.13 $47.33 $56.31
          Yearly $59,990 $65,510 $85,550 $98,450 $117,120
          Wyoming Hourly $26.50 $26.76 $36.01 $47.35 $56.08
          Yearly $55,130 $55,650 $74,910 $98,480 $116,650
          Hawaii Hourly $39.93 $39.94 $51.09 $58.18 $66.21
          Yearly $83,050 $83,070 $106,270 $121,010 $137,720
          Nevada Hourly $34.25 $40.26 $48.02 $61.70 $74.50
          Yearly $71,240 $83,740 $99,890 $128,340 $154,960
          New Mexico Hourly $31.92 $34.95 $42.56 $49.70 $60.70
          Yearly $66,390 $72,690 $88,530 $103,380 $126,260
          Indiana Hourly $21.93 $26.93 $32.81 $43.05 $61.11
          Yearly $45,620 $56,020 $68,240 $89,550 $127,100
          Texas Hourly $28.89 $40.04 $69.82 $107.62 $138.07
          Yearly $60,100 $83,280 $145,220 $223,850 $287,180
          Arizona Hourly $27.62 $30.45 $40.96 $50.49 $63.03
          Yearly $57,450 $63,330 $85,190 $105,010 $131,100
          Idaho Hourly $32.31 $39.39 $43.83 $57.42 $84.04
          Yearly $67,200 $81,940 $91,170 $119,430 $174,800
          South Dakota Hourly $29.47 $31.25 $34.21 $36.53 $37.77
          Yearly $61,290 $64,990 $71,150 $75,990 $78,560
          Illinois Hourly $31.39 $35.76 $46.61 $71.65 $85.42
          Yearly $65,290 $74,390 $96,950 $149,030 $177,670
          New Jersey Hourly $30.51 $33.86 $42.55 $48.42 $67.83
          Yearly $63,460 $70,430 $88,500 $100,720 $141,090
          Minnesota Hourly $25.34 $29.91 $38.72 $53.47 $75.62
          Yearly $52,710 $62,220 $80,540 $111,220 $157,300
          New Hampshire Hourly $30.43 $34.92 $48.63 $52.63 $75.89
          Yearly $63,290 $72,620 $101,150 $109,470 $157,850
          Maryland Hourly $30.41 $35.54 $53.13 $68.86 $89.05
          Yearly $63,250 $73,930 $110,510 $143,240 $185,220
          Pennsylvania Hourly $29.45 $33.16 $40.47 $52.88 $62.02
          Yearly $61,250 $68,970 $84,180 $109,990 $129,000
          South Carolina Hourly $22.86 $30.49 $41.38 $59.18 $68.02
          Yearly $47,550 $63,430 $86,070 $123,090 $141,480
          Iowa Hourly $29.68 $30.53 $35.80 $43.11 $45.94
          Yearly $61,730 $63,500 $74,460 $89,670 $95,540
          Florida Hourly $26.65 $33.28 $45.74 $57.69 $78.88
          Yearly $55,440 $69,220 $95,140 $119,990 $164,070
          North Carolina Hourly $30.32 $34.22 $45.80 $60.20 $68.86
          Yearly $63,060 $71,170 $95,260 $125,220 $143,240
          Mississippi Hourly $34.12 $44.02 $54.04 $65.86 $77.83
          Yearly $70,970 $91,560 $112,400 $136,990 $161,890
          Ohio Hourly $26.92 $29.24 $39.05 $48.49 $62.83
          Yearly $55,990 $60,820 $81,220 $100,860 $130,690
          Oklahoma Hourly $20.69 $41.81 $57.69 $77.82 $95.18
          Yearly $43,040 $86,970 $119,990 $161,860 $197,980
          North Dakota Hourly $29.95 $30.56 $40.42 $50.58 $63.50
          Yearly $62,300 $63,560 $84,070 $105,200 $132,080
          Missouri Hourly $27.53 $32.24 $40.09 $52.32 $62.65
          Yearly $57,260 $67,070 $83,390 $108,830 $130,320
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          U.S. Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Guam Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          District of Columbia Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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