The salary statistics of geographers in the industry sector of educational services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare geographers salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $40,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geographers in the industry sector of educational services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) geographers is $101,700. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $61,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid geographers is $40,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geographers in the industry sector of educational services from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $61,080 | 31.34% | 12.98% |
| 2015 | $41,940 | 0.45% | - |
| 2014 | $41,750 | -24.67% | - |
| 2013 | $52,050 | -2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $53,150 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].