State wages ยท Cost of living
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers pay by state
The highest published median is in Texas, at $155,330. Texas leads after cost of living, at $160,040. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($99,240).
National median
$99,240
Highest state median
$155,330
Texas
Best adjusted pay
$160,040
Texas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $65,270Higher: $160,040Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Texas | $155,330 | +56.5% | 97.057 | $160,040 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $128,240 | +29.2% | 87.843 | $145,990 | 2 |
| Mississippi | $113,730 | +14.6% | 86.953 | $130,790 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $128,870 | +29.9% | 102.28 | $126,000 | 4 |
| West Virginia | $95,640 | -3.6% | 89.497 | $106,860 | 5 |
| Utah | $104,000 | +4.8% | 98.864 | $105,200 | 6 |
| Missouri | $95,210 | -4.1% | 90.817 | $104,840 | 7 |
| Vermont | $102,190 | +3.0% | 97.958 | $104,320 | 8 |
| Alaska | $105,910 | +6.7% | 102.359 | $103,470 | 9 |
| North Dakota | $90,770 | -8.5% | 88.959 | $102,040 | 10 |
| New Mexico | $93,720 | -5.6% | 92.212 | $101,640 | 11 |
| California | $111,400 | +12.3% | 110.72 | $100,610 | 12 |
| Colorado | $99,900 | +0.7% | 103.052 | $96,940 | 13 |
| Nevada | $95,090 | -4.2% | 99.979 | $95,110 | 14 |
| Nebraska | $85,500 | -13.8% | 90.103 | $94,890 | 15 |
| Maryland | $99,200 | 0.0% | 104.959 | $94,510 | 16 |
| Idaho | $89,860 | -9.5% | 95.494 | $94,100 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | $98,720 | -0.5% | 105.757 | $93,350 | 18 |
| Washington | $99,780 | +0.5% | 107.013 | $93,240 | 19 |
| Virginia | $94,160 | -5.1% | 101.104 | $93,130 | 20 |
| Oregon | $95,120 | -4.2% | 103.361 | $92,030 | 21 |
| Florida | $95,110 | -4.2% | 103.414 | $91,970 | 22 |
| Hawaii | $100,690 | +1.5% | 109.951 | $91,580 | 23 |
| Alabama | $80,310 | -19.1% | 88.823 | $90,420 | 24 |
| Montana | $84,630 | -14.7% | 94.645 | $89,420 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | $80,610 | -18.8% | 94.095 | $85,670 | 26 |
| Kansas | $76,980 | -22.4% | 90.068 | $85,470 | 27 |
| Illinois | $85,420 | -13.9% | 99.958 | $85,460 | 28 |
| Michigan | $81,800 | -17.6% | 96.217 | $85,020 | 29 |
| Indiana | $79,290 | -20.1% | 93.329 | $84,960 | 30 |
| North Carolina | $79,710 | -19.7% | 94.326 | $84,500 | 31 |
| Tennessee | $76,610 | -22.8% | 91.87 | $83,390 | 32 |
| Iowa | $73,070 | -26.4% | 87.762 | $83,260 | 33 |
| Delaware | $82,970 | -16.4% | 99.808 | $83,130 | 34 |
| Arizona | $83,630 | -15.7% | 100.677 | $83,070 | 35 |
| Louisiana | $72,340 | -27.1% | 88.207 | $82,010 | 36 |
| South Carolina | $76,600 | -22.8% | 93.749 | $81,710 | 37 |
| South Dakota | $72,280 | -27.2% | 88.586 | $81,590 | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,890 | -20.5% | 97.572 | $80,850 | 39 |
| Maine | $77,210 | -22.2% | 97.05 | $79,560 | 40 |
| Ohio | $73,120 | -26.3% | 92.774 | $78,820 | 41 |
| New York | $84,910 | -14.4% | 107.921 | $78,680 | 42 |
| Wyoming | $72,590 | -26.9% | 92.691 | $78,310 | 43 |
| Kentucky | $68,990 | -30.5% | 90.159 | $76,520 | 44 |
| Connecticut | $78,460 | -20.9% | 103.61 | $75,730 | 45 |
| Arkansas | $65,250 | -34.3% | 86.937 | $75,050 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $78,050 | -21.4% | 104.165 | $74,930 | 47 |
| Minnesota | $72,490 | -27.0% | 98.621 | $73,500 | 48 |
| New Jersey | $78,840 | -20.6% | 108.805 | $72,460 | 49 |
| Georgia | $62,850 | -36.7% | 96.293 | $65,270 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.