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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians — wages and employment

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians earned a median annual wage of $48,390 in the United States in May 2024, with 9,710 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $48,390SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians earned a median annual wage of $48,390 in the United States in May 2024, with 9,710 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $32,830 or less, the best-paid tenth $92,210 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $52,440 to $48,390, -7.7 %. The best-paying state is Nevada at $72,440; the lowest Michigan at $37,620. Among metropolitan areas, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ pays the highest median, $66,080. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Nevada$72,440350
New Jersey$68,00040
Alaska$67,730110
Indiana$65,490—
New Mexico$64,170—
California$63,160830
Kentucky$61,820—
Utah$61,150120
Washington$60,540—
Montana$59,24070
Ohio$56,61080
Oregon$56,590150
Idaho$55,530—
Louisiana$52,920—
Minnesota$52,480—
New York$51,610170
Tennessee$51,010190
South Carolina$50,51070
Kansas$49,590—
Florida$49,370180
North Dakota$48,540110
Arizona$48,330—
Illinois$46,880130
West Virginia$45,950110
Wyoming$45,430—
North Carolina$44,930—
Oklahoma$44,640750
Texas$43,7803,670
Pennsylvania$43,340510
Alabama$40,05040
Michigan$37,620120

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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