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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in Vermont
$87,070median, a year
$93,070mean (average), a year
$30,800
median $87,070
$136,200
US median $101,920
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
US median
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $88,610
- AK, Alaska, median $107,410
- AZ, Arizona, median $85,190
- AR, Arkansas, median $67,880
- CA, California, median $106,500
- CO, Colorado, median $114,410
- CT, Connecticut, median $61,810
- DE, Delaware, median $93,640
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $95,140
- GA, Georgia, median $73,920
- HI, Hawaii, median $106,270
- ID, Idaho, median $91,170
- IL, Illinois, median $96,950
- IN, Indiana, median $68,240
- IA, Iowa, median $74,460
- KS, Kansas, median $80,080
- KY, Kentucky, median $77,510
- LA, Louisiana, median $91,560
- ME, Maine, median $86,840
- MD, Maryland, median $110,510
- MA, Massachusetts, median $108,210
- MI, Michigan, median $80,990
- MN, Minnesota, median $80,540
- MS, Mississippi, median $112,400
- MO, Missouri, median $83,390
- MT, Montana, median $75,520
- NE, Nebraska, median $85,550
- NV, Nevada, median $99,890
- NH, New Hampshire, median $101,150
- NJ, New Jersey, median $88,500
- NM, New Mexico, median $88,530
- NY, New York, median $86,410
- NC, North Carolina, median $95,260
- ND, North Dakota, median $84,070
- OH, Ohio, median $81,220
- OK, Oklahoma, median $119,990
- OR, Oregon, median $98,110
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $84,180
- RI, Rhode Island, median $121,010
- SC, South Carolina, median $86,070
- SD, South Dakota, median $71,150
- TN, Tennessee, median $77,870
- TX, Texas, median $145,220
- UT, Utah, median $89,990
- VT, Vermont, median $87,070
- VA, Virginia, median $88,390
- WA, Washington, median $105,020
- WV, West Virginia, median $76,060
- WI, Wisconsin, median $78,610
- WY, Wyoming, median $74,910
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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