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Highest-paying States for Geographers

The highest-paying states for geographers (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 geographers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $121,060, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for geographers. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $107,140). 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 geographers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Geographers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$121,060	$92,810	30
2	Virginia	$107,140	$60,090	90
3	Maryland	$101,800	$65,840	220
4	Massachusetts	$99,550	$61,460	40
5	Louisiana	$95,220	$51,570	30
6	New York	$94,230	$59,550	0
7	Pennsylvania	$93,510	$53,310	30
8	California	$91,870	$67,320	110
9	Colorado	$90,400	$60,320	100
10	Missouri	$88,900	$58,360	40
11	Washington	$87,730	$53,910	40
12	Florida	$86,070	$56,410	30
13	Illinois	$86,070	$50,920	50
14	Arizona	$78,490	$42,710	50
15	Oregon	$75,800	$55,540	30
16	South Dakota	$72,730	$50,750	40
17	Minnesota	$67,800	$54,090	60
18	Texas	$65,690	$50,710	150
19	Georgia	$63,360	$45,850	40
20	Oklahoma	$50,330	$41,490	40
21	Utah	$48,460	$29,300	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of geographers in those states is not available at this time.