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Highest-paying Cities for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

The top 57 highest paying cities for geological technicians, except 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 technicians, except hydrologic technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $102,720, Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the highest paying city for geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians. It is followed by Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia (average annual salary $89,890). 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 technicians, except hydrologic technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 57 Highest-paying cities/areas for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$102,720	$36,750	50
2	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$89,890	$29,670	50
3	St Louis, Missouri	$84,480	$45,690	50
4	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$81,700	$48,210	100
5	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$80,850	$45,800	40
6	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$79,360	$48,950	40
7	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$78,090	$47,440	50
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$77,340	$35,780	70
9	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$73,690	$37,820	360
10	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$66,170	$35,870	70

11	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$65,720	$44,420	50
12	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$64,640	$40,250	170
13	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$64,000	$47,400	60
14	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$62,820	$37,290	50
15	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$61,990	$45,240	130
16	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$61,720	$38,080	80
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$60,030	$47,130	n/a
18	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$59,380	$26,750	40
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,000	$35,520	180
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$58,960	$40,950	40
21	Salt Lake City, Utah	$57,780	$36,940	80
22	Anchorage, Alaska	$55,120	$48,820	60
23	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$53,250	$28,250	50
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$53,140	$37,540	90
25	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$51,640	$33,420	1,000
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,960	$49,510	40
27	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$50,510	$37,680	90
28	Bend, Oregon	$49,860	$47,860	40
29	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,590	$49,590	n/a
30	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,470	$34,250	180
31	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,980	$32,910	70
32	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$48,630	$41,600	40
33	Knoxville, Tennessee	$48,520	$38,130	230
34	Odessa, Texas	$48,320	$45,700	70
35	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$47,860	$36,330	180
36	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,610	$36,170	700
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,460	$38,370	60
38	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$46,550	$37,800	120
39	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$46,520	$37,380	n/a
40	Memphis, Tennessee	$46,300	$38,880	n/a
41	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,010	$38,770	n/a
42	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$45,630	$36,440	60
43	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$45,210	$34,320	130
44	Corpus Christi, Texas	$44,410	$27,100	40
45	Midland, Texas	$43,710	$30,190	230
46	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$43,330	$35,880	160
47	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$41,760	$31,320	80
48	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$39,810	$31,360	40
49	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$38,900	$31,210	40
50	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$38,710	$31,660	30
51	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,560	$30,730	120
52	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$38,220	$35,110	40
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$37,670	$29,710	130
54	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$37,670	$29,710	n/a
55	Mobile, Alabama	$37,130	$21,900	40
56	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$36,600	$25,420	100
57	El Paso, Texas	$36,330	$22,780	n/a