Highest-paying Cities for Hydrologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for hydrologists (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 hydrologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $162,540, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is the highest paying city for hydrologists. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $144,900). 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 hydrologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Hydrologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$162,540	$73,980	90
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$144,900	$89,290	60
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$135,430	$77,440	120
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$128,800	$87,990	120
5	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$124,610	$77,440	40
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$121,530	$75,420	180
7	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$118,320	$65,960	50
8	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$116,060	$82,310	40
9	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$115,230	$71,860	70
10	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$109,210	$64,700	130
11	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$108,870	$80,490	30
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$108,270	$76,720	140
13	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$106,860	$75,610	30
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$105,630	$65,750	100
15	Boulder, Colorado	$104,390	$78,650	50
16	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$103,380	$72,530	150
17	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$103,220	$68,650	60
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$102,110	$67,720	30
19	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$102,070	$62,980	60
20	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$101,840	$47,400	100
21	Knoxville, Tennessee	$101,260	$70,490	40
22	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$100,200	$90,250	n/a
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$99,070	$64,400	90
24	Camden, New Jersey	$98,810	$55,770	30
25	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$98,620	$50,460	50
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$97,970	$55,420	50
27	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$97,640	$61,550	150
28	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$96,030	$66,710	n/a
29	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$94,870	$55,790	40
30	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$92,870	$48,070	40
31	Tacoma, Washington	$92,660	$59,100	40
32	Salt Lake City, Utah	$92,580	$58,360	50
33	Anchorage, Alaska	$92,260	$59,900	30
34	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$92,180	$45,270	n/a
35	Spokane, Washington	$91,940	$70,390	30
36	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$91,850	$64,220	30
37	Columbus, Ohio	$91,690	$58,140	150
38	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$90,160	$47,380	50
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$89,070	$89,070	80
40	Kansas City, Missouri	$87,620	$37,190	30
41	St Louis, Missouri	$87,560	$57,840	40
42	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$87,290	$42,430	80
43	Wilmington, New Jersey	$87,080	$64,460	n/a
44	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$87,060	$59,890	40
45	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$86,650	$48,890	30
46	Grand Junction, Colorado	$86,590	$60,340	30
47	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$86,460	$50,590	40
48	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$85,950	$45,510	30
49	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$84,990	$53,560	140
50	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$84,490	$57,090	30
51	Olympia, Washington	$84,390	$69,220	60
52	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$84,120	$66,950	210
53	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$83,530	$59,900	30
54	Salem, Oregon	$83,200	$62,480	60
55	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$82,660	$55,160	70
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$82,480	$49,920	100
57	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$82,220	$44,800	30
58	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$82,160	$60,720	30
59	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$81,690	$57,790	30
60	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,090	$63,690	50
61	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,640	$58,760	210
62	Akron, Ohio	$80,050	$57,970	40
63	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$78,470	$56,480	110
64	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$77,750	$47,570	n/a
65	Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$77,670	$53,840	40
66	Bismarck, North Dakota	$77,500	$64,650	30
67	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$76,780	$50,320	30
68	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$76,170	$45,980	70
69	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$75,290	$56,680	50
70	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$75,240	$65,760	30
71	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$74,540	$55,360	50
72	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$74,470	$43,120	40
73	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$73,700	$54,720	90
74	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$72,490	$72,490	40
75	Missoula, Montana	$72,340	$52,530	40
76	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$72,200	$41,360	30
77	Madison, Wisconsin	$72,140	$60,220	80
78	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$71,360	$52,950	170
79	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$70,220	$56,530	30
80	Tucson, Arizona	$69,330	$50,870	60
81	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$68,410	$61,990	90
82	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$68,250	$50,970	80
83	Lincoln, Nebraska	$67,810	$51,260	30
84	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$67,640	$38,880	40
85	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$66,750	$48,930	30
86	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$66,500	$42,120	30
87	Fresno, California	$66,280	$48,980	60
88	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$65,730	$42,380	60
89	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$65,730	$42,620	70
90	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$65,080	$48,130	100
91	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$64,290	$64,290	80
92	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$61,380	$46,220	40
93	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$55,650	$43,330	30
94	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$53,750	$53,750	60
95	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$52,790	$22,170	30
96	Columbia, South Carolina	$50,810	$40,830	80
97	Tallahassee, Florida	$47,700	$40,680	40
98	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$39,120	$32,650	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for hydrologists.