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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

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U.S. mean $61,870 · median $53,350

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $116,020 $76,090 $56
+87.5%
$57,230–$303,850
Maryland #2 $104,970 $102,090 $50
+69.7%
$70,720–$177,630
California #3 $83,050 $69,410 $40
+34.2%
$45,300–$164,670
Colorado #4 $80,300 $61,780 $39
+29.8%
$49,630–$144,930
Indiana #5 $78,720 $79,290 $38
+27.2%
$38,710–$132,210
Nevada #6 $75,170 $73,700 $36
+21.5%
$48,880–$94,670
Massachusetts #7 $68,910 $61,630 $33
+11.4%
$51,660–$98,140
Virginia #8 $68,800 $59,290 $33
+11.2%
$54,030–$93,990
West Virginia #9 $67,590 $69,350 $33
+9.2%
$44,720–$87,530
Wyoming #10 $66,820 $63,070 $32
+8%
$44,070–$103,860
Louisiana #11 $66,420 $59,120 $32
+7.4%
$46,350–$119,800
Tennessee #12 $65,040 $63,050 $31
+5.1%
$42,760–$76,110
Washington #13 $62,290 $63,910 $30
+0.7%
$51,820–$78,070
Montana #14 $62,180 $55,520 $30
+0.5%
$43,000–$83,400
Kansas #15 $61,710 $52,430 $30
-0.3%
$42,380–$80,680
Michigan #16 $61,580 $58,860 $30
-0.5%
$34,330–$92,230
Nebraska #17 $61,310 $63,160 $29
-0.9%
$50,290–$85,140
Idaho #18 $59,510 $46,680 $29
-3.8%
$40,900–$79,470
New York #19 $59,330 $57,150 $29
-4.1%
$44,160–$75,160
Kentucky #20 $58,980 $49,840 $28
-4.7%
$42,980–$77,210
Ohio #21 $58,960 $48,890 $28
-4.7%
$37,440–$107,440
Texas #22 $58,500 $46,840 $28
-5.4%
$29,790–$104,420
North Dakota #23 $57,800 $51,240 $28
-6.6%
$50,480–$83,130
Oregon #24 $57,500 $55,090 $28
-7.1%
$47,880–$75,120
New Mexico #25 $57,150 $59,520 $27
-7.6%
$28,540–$81,370
Georgia #26 $56,340 $34,710 $27
-8.9%
$34,710–$104,150
Illinois #27 $56,200 $53,280 $27
-9.2%
$39,810–$75,230
South Carolina #28 $55,830 $53,160 $27
-9.8%
$43,910–$73,960
Oklahoma #29 $55,760 $46,890 $27
-9.9%
$35,150–$94,980
Arizona #30 $55,690 $50,160 $27
-10%
$39,730–$78,910
Florida #31 $54,070 $49,980 $26
-12.6%
$37,560–$74,340
Arkansas #32 $50,670 $47,250 $24
-18.1%
$39,300–$64,290
North Carolina #33 $49,550 $48,090 $24
-19.9%
$37,680–$59,010
Pennsylvania #34 $49,520 $47,380 $24
-20%
$32,200–$66,770
Alabama #35 $39,290 $35,670 $19
-36.5%
$29,270–$49,000

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.