Geologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level geologist earnings begin at:

$48.88 per hour

$101,670 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level geologist earnings begin at:

$39.90 per hour

$82,980 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level geologist earnings begin at:

$38.10 per hour

$79,250 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level geologist earnings begin at:

$32.22 per hour

$67,020 per year

10th percentile

Starting level geologist earnings begin at:

$29.17 per hour

$60,680 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Geologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Alaska $98,970
California $98,350
Washington $94,050
Rhode Island $92,370
Colorado $91,800
Mississippi $87,820
Virginia $86,530
New Jersey $82,710
Oregon $82,640
Hawaii $82,220
Florida $80,290
Arizona $80,270
Wyoming $80,220
Connecticut $79,810
North Dakota $79,810
Utah $79,800
Missouri $79,510
Tennessee $79,500
Nevada $79,330
Alabama $79,300
Idaho $79,260
Nebraska $79,250
Maryland $78,760
New York $78,760
Illinois $78,340
Montana $78,340
South Dakota $78,000
Ohio $77,750
Delaware $76,870
Vermont $76,270
Iowa $76,050
Pennsylvania $74,710
North Carolina $72,840
New Hampshire $72,210
New Mexico $70,660
Minnesota $67,420
South Carolina $66,790
Louisiana $65,380
Michigan $64,430
Arkansas $64,290
Indiana $64,290
Kansas $64,290
Maine $63,520
Puerto Rico $61,860
West Virginia $61,820
Georgia $60,300
Wisconsin $53,410
Kentucky $51,180
Texas $130,030
Oklahoma $127,280
District of Columbia $119,790
Massachusetts $100,840

How do geologist salaries compare to similar careers?

Geologists earn about the same as related careers in Nebraska. On average, they make less than biochemists but more than geneticists.

Career Median Salary
Biochemist salary $62K
Materials scientist salary $95K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $78K
Biochemical engineer salary $78K
Nanosystems engineer salary $78K
Geologist salary $79K
Scientist salary $74K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $77K
Molecular biologist salary $77K
Geneticist salary $77K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)