Median Annual Salaries of U.S. Geoscience Occupations

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According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, median salaries for geoscience occupations increased by 2% overall from 2023 to 2024. The most significant salary increases were seen among environmental engineering technicians (+9%), geoscientists (+7%), and geographers (+7%). However, geological technicians experienced an 8% decrease in median salary during this period.

Salaries for geoscience occupations (darker colors in the chart) were higher than salaries for broad occupational categories (lighter colors in the chart) except in the case for most geoscience technician occupations. Additionally, other geoscience-related jobs such as cartographers and photogrammetrists, soil and plant scientists, and conservation scientists also had lower median salaries compared to broader occupational categories.