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Highest-paying Cities for Geological and Hydrologic Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for geological and hydrologic technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of geological and hydrologic technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,830, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for geological and hydrologic technicians. It is followed by Bakersfield-Delano, California (average annual salary $80,500). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of geological and hydrologic technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Geological and Hydrologic Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$96,830	$54,590	380
2	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$80,500	$35,510	120
3	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$76,880	$50,160	260
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$76,030	$35,620	270
5	Anchorage, Alaska	$75,860	$48,370	70
6	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$75,520	$29,260	470
7	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$74,990	$34,920	40
8	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$73,110	$38,600	n/a
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$72,440	$42,760	100
10	Lafayette, Louisiana	$71,960	$41,410	50

11	Billings, Montana	$71,880	$29,940	40
12	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$71,810	$33,930	60
13	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$69,930	$43,230	n/a
14	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$69,660	$54,970	40
15	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$68,970	$35,660	50
16	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$68,270	$38,930	n/a
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$67,310	$46,890	30
18	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$64,710	$41,910	60
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$61,790	$40,710	80
20	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$61,430	$35,500	60
21	Corvallis, Oregon	$60,720	$39,460	60
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$60,710	$47,490	30
23	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$60,300	$39,040	130
24	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$60,220	$27,740	110
25	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$59,490	$38,370	40
26	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$59,300	$42,490	210
27	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$58,880	$28,590	100
28	Casper, Wyoming	$58,600	$50,390	50
29	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$58,430	$34,370	310
30	Greeley, Colorado	$58,410	$35,430	40
31	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$56,680	$37,980	140
32	Longview, Texas	$56,240	$38,040	60
33	Kansas City, Missouri	$55,630	$41,630	40
34	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$54,910	$41,160	160
35	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$54,840	$28,500	2,550
36	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$53,960	$40,970	70
37	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$53,910	$38,550	130
38	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$53,410	$34,050	n/a
39	Jackson, Mississippi	$52,970	$34,060	40
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$52,800	$28,750	900
41	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,620	$34,330	70
42	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$52,380	$33,760	40
43	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$52,290	$38,470	110
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$52,260	$41,520	140
45	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$51,400	$34,620	60
46	Tyler, Texas	$51,010	$28,040	30
47	Salt Lake City, Utah	$49,500	$31,750	130
48	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,500	$31,300	n/a
49	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$49,270	$32,590	30
50	Columbus, Ohio	$48,950	$36,320	50
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$48,920	$40,140	140
52	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$48,870	$30,130	30
53	Iowa City, Iowa	$48,460	$38,710	30
54	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$48,430	$29,430	100
55	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$48,190	$36,200	30
56	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,110	$38,920	40
57	Memphis, Tennessee	$47,880	$40,400	n/a
58	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$47,860	$22,700	170
59	Tucson, Arizona	$47,620	$28,450	40
60	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$47,520	$31,910	n/a
61	Richmond, Virginia	$47,160	$36,120	30
62	Knoxville, Tennessee	$47,000	$36,780	130
63	Charleston, West Virginia	$46,350	$28,890	50
64	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$46,330	$26,570	40
65	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$46,330	$33,400	40
66	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$45,990	$32,100	60
67	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$44,840	$24,810	n/a
68	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$44,800	$31,400	80
69	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$44,680	$27,380	n/a
70	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,250	$29,520	190
71	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$42,310	$33,690	70
72	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$42,240	$30,540	280
73	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$41,600	$27,710	30
74	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$40,880	$27,470	190
75	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$40,720	$27,850	200
76	Provo-Orem, Utah	$40,650	$33,800	n/a
77	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$40,630	$28,470	280
78	Corpus Christi, Texas	$40,020	$26,790	120
79	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$39,330	$33,680	70
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$39,150	$28,910	40
81	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$38,990	$29,020	40
82	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$38,780	$23,080	50
83	Odessa, Texas	$38,540	$27,770	250
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,540	$26,550	220
85	St Louis, Missouri	$38,060	$27,190	40
86	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$37,230	$26,720	320
87	Columbia, South Carolina	$37,220	$29,830	50
88	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$36,620	$17,270	40
89	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$36,370	$27,020	40
90	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$34,950	$27,020	220
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$34,930	$19,070	70
92	Midland, Texas	$32,850	$23,930	670
93	El Paso, Texas	$32,260	$25,640	n/a
94	Wichita Falls, Texas	$29,120	$25,240	40
95	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$25,960	$21,360	40