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Wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in CALIFORNIA

Location Pay Period 2023
Low Median High
United States Hourly $25.24 $44.51 $82.98
United States Yearly $52,500 $92,580 $172,600
California Hourly $26.84 $48.52 $84.16
California Yearly $55,820 $100,930 $175,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.37 $57.48 $76.16
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Yearly $77,730 $119,560 $158,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.42 $54.20 $88.22
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Yearly $61,180 $112,740 $183,500
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.77 $52.00 $65.11
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Yearly $76,480 $108,160 $135,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.01 $51.90 $68.33
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Yearly $70,740 $107,950 $142,120
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $29.53 $51.76 $66.00
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Yearly $61,430 $107,660 $137,280
Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.54 $51.35 $65.11
Redding, CA Metro Area Yearly $76,000 $106,810 $135,430
Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.37 $51.04 $65.11
Fresno, CA Metro Area Yearly $61,080 $106,160 $135,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.26 $48.69 $77.88
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Yearly $73,350 $101,270 $161,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.10 $47.76 $80.62
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Yearly $54,280 $99,330 $167,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.72 $47.67 $85.93
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Yearly $55,580 $99,160 $178,730
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.62 $46.20 $65.11
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Yearly $63,680 $96,090 $135,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.66 $44.90 $75.06
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,610 $93,390 $156,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.67 $41.13 $68.69
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Yearly $47,150 $85,550 $142,880
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.90 $38.82 $61.58
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Yearly $49,710 $80,740 $128,080
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Chico, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Yearly N/A N/A N/A
El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
El Centro, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Madera, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Madera, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Merced, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Modesto, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Napa, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Salinas, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A


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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth’s internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

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