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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

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U.S. mean $116,150 · median $101,920

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Texas #1 $160,070 $145,220 $77
+37.8%
$60,100–$287,180
Massachusetts #2 $133,880 $108,210 $64
+15.3%
$80,370–$227,230
Colorado #3 $132,120 $114,410 $64
+13.7%
$70,410–$210,090
Oklahoma #4 $123,090 $119,990 $59
+6%
$43,040–$197,980
Rhode Island #5 $119,270 $121,010 $57
+2.7%
$80,570–$143,980
Alaska #6 $118,750 $107,410 $57
+2.2%
$66,330–$176,940
Washington #7 $117,140 $105,020 $56
+0.9%
$75,890–$171,690
Mississippi #8 $115,470 $112,400 $56
-0.6%
$70,970–$161,890
Maryland #9 $114,240 $110,510 $55
-1.6%
$63,250–$185,220
Illinois #10 $109,290 $96,950 $53
-5.9%
$65,290–$177,670
California #11 $108,910 $106,500 $52
-6.2%
$45,540–$171,270
Nevada #12 $106,850 $99,890 $51
-8%
$71,240–$154,960
Hawaii #13 $106,100 $106,270 $51
-8.7%
$83,050–$137,720
Virginia #14 $105,120 $88,390 $51
-9.5%
$62,990–$183,040
Idaho #15 $104,530 $91,170 $50
-10%
$67,200–$174,800
Florida #16 $103,290 $95,140 $50
-11.1%
$55,440–$164,070
Oregon #17 $103,270 $98,110 $50
-11.1%
$66,490–$140,400
Louisiana #18 $100,990 $91,560 $49
-13.1%
$51,990–$158,660
North Carolina #19 $100,170 $95,260 $48
-13.8%
$63,060–$143,240
New Hampshire #20 $98,390 $101,150 $47
-15.3%
$63,290–$157,850
New York #21 $97,780 $86,410 $47
-15.8%
$64,990–$139,760
Utah #22 $97,600 $89,990 $47
-16%
$68,850–$132,750
New Mexico #23 $94,290 $88,530 $45
-18.8%
$66,390–$126,260
Delaware #24 $93,330 $93,640 $45
-19.6%
$66,710–$108,840
New Jersey #25 $93,180 $88,500 $45
-19.8%
$63,460–$141,090
Vermont #26 $93,070 $87,070 $45
-19.9%
$30,800–$136,200
Pennsylvania #27 $92,830 $84,180 $45
-20.1%
$61,250–$129,000
Minnesota #28 $92,530 $80,540 $44
-20.3%
$52,710–$157,300
North Dakota #29 $92,300 $84,070 $44
-20.5%
$62,300–$132,080
Maine #30 $91,660 $86,840 $44
-21.1%
$73,380–$131,530
Missouri #31 $91,250 $83,390 $44
-21.4%
$57,260–$130,320
South Carolina #32 $91,120 $86,070 $44
-21.5%
$47,550–$141,480
Arizona #33 $90,240 $85,190 $43
-22.3%
$57,450–$131,100
Kansas #34 $90,000 $80,080 $43
-22.5%
$56,680–$136,390
Alabama #35 $89,960 $88,610 $43
-22.5%
$49,110–$136,990
Wisconsin #36 $88,150 $78,610 $42
-24.1%
$58,790–$132,830
Nebraska #37 $87,510 $85,550 $42
-24.7%
$59,990–$117,120
Michigan #38 $86,420 $80,990 $42
-25.6%
$62,160–$119,960
Ohio #39 $86,230 $81,220 $41
-25.8%
$55,990–$130,690
Montana #40 $85,330 $75,520 $41
-26.5%
$54,450–$121,100
Georgia #41 $85,320 $73,920 $41
-26.5%
$58,500–$123,550
Tennessee #42 $84,130 $77,870 $40
-27.6%
$56,230–$118,110
West Virginia #43 $83,010 $76,060 $40
-28.5%
$52,770–$120,250
Wyoming #44 $80,550 $74,910 $39
-30.7%
$55,130–$116,650
Kentucky #45 $79,810 $77,510 $38
-31.3%
$44,130–$115,920
Iowa #46 $77,720 $74,460 $37
-33.1%
$61,730–$95,540
Arkansas #47 $76,830 $67,880 $37
-33.9%
$49,700–$125,780
Indiana #48 $76,640 $68,240 $37
-34%
$45,620–$127,100
South Dakota #49 $72,030 $71,150 $35
-38%
$61,290–$78,560
Connecticut #50 $67,580 $61,810 $32
-41.8%
$60,620–$83,440

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