Geographer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level geographer earnings begin at:

$61.54 per hour

$127,990 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level geographer earnings begin at:

$52.64 per hour

$109,490 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level geographer earnings begin at:

$46.54 per hour

$96,810 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level geographer earnings begin at:

$30.04 per hour

$62,480 per year

10th percentile

Starting level geographer earnings begin at:

$23.19 per hour

$48,230 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 Pennsylvania. On average, they make less than nanotechnology engineers but more than bioinformatics scientists.

Career Median Salary
Nanotechnology engineer salary $99K
Nanosystems engineer salary $99K
Materials scientist salary $83K
Hydrologist salary $90K
Intelligence analyst salary $79K
Geographer salary $97K
Scientist salary $78K
Statistician salary $78K
Biostatistician salary $78K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)