Geographer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level geographer earnings begin at:

$58.28 per hour

$121,220 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level geographer earnings begin at:

$49.01 per hour

$101,940 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level geographer earnings begin at:

$43.56 per hour

$90,600 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level geographer earnings begin at:

$35.21 per hour

$73,240 per year

10th percentile

Starting level geographer earnings begin at:

$26.14 per hour

$54,370 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Geographer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $99,550
Pennsylvania $96,810
Maryland $95,910
Virginia $95,380
Colorado $90,600
California $89,610
Florida $85,220
Louisiana $84,030
Missouri $83,870
Illinois $83,430
Washington $81,920
Oregon $75,800
South Dakota $70,380
Minnesota $65,180
Texas $64,250
Arizona $63,750
Georgia $63,360
Oklahoma $50,230

How do geographer salaries compare to similar careers?

Geographers earn about the same as related careers in Colorado. On average, they make less than intelligence analysts but more than molecular biologists.

Career Median Salary
Intelligence analyst salary $98K
Statistician salary $80K
Biostatistician salary $80K
Consultant salary $82K
Industrial ecologist salary $82K
Geographer salary $91K
Multimedia animator salary $77K
Online merchant salary $78K
Geneticist salary $80K
Molecular biologist salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)