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192042
Illinois
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
192042
Illinois
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in ILLINOIS
| 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
|
|
Illinois
|
Hourly
|
$29.51
|
$40.03
|
$70.38
|
|
Illinois |
Yearly
|
$61,380
|
$83,250
|
$146,390
|
|
St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
$27.35
|
$47.49
|
$58.76
|
|
St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
$56,890
|
$98,780
|
$122,230
|
|
Springfield, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
$25.38
|
$42.69
|
$60.37
|
|
Springfield, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
$52,790
|
$88,800
|
$125,570
|
|
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
$27.19
|
$40.03
|
$76.32
|
|
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area |
Yearly
|
$56,560
|
$83,250
|
$158,740
|
|
Bloomington, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Bloomington, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Danville, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Danville, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Decatur, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Decatur, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
East Central Illinois Balance of State
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
East Central Illinois Balance of State |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Kankakee, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Kankakee, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Northwest Illinois Balance of State
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Northwest Illinois Balance of State |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Peoria, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Peoria, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Rockford, IL Metro Area
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Rockford, IL Metro Area |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
South Illinois Balance of State
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
South Illinois Balance of State |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
West Central Illinois Balance of State
|
Hourly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
West Central Illinois Balance of State |
Yearly
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Occupation Description
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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