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Geographers Salary in the Industry of Federal government, including USPS

The salary statistics and trend of geographers in the industry of federal government, including usps are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare geographers salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,500
25th Percentile Wage
$71,300
50th Percentile Wage
$84,200
75th Percentile Wage
$98,020
90th Percentile Wage
$110,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for geographers in the industry of federal government, including usps. 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 $110,610. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $84,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent geographers is $58,500.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geographers in the industry of Federal government, including USPS from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$84,200
1.52% 6.51%
2016
$82,920
-0.34% -
2015
$83,200
0.02% -
2014
$83,180
3.49% -
2013
$80,280
1.94% -
2012
$78,720
- -

Table 3. Compare Geographers Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of geographers in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of geographers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$84,200
Federal government, including USPS
$84,200
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$81,790
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$79,720
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$65,780
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$65,310
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$58,330
State government, including schools and hospitals
$55,260

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