Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Salary in the US
A geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earns a national median of $53,350 a year (mean $61,870) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #502 of 825.
How much does a geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earn in the US?
A geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians in the United States earns a median of $53,350 a year (mean $61,870), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 6,980 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4043), ranked #502 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$53,350
per year
Mean
$61,870
per year
Employment
6,980
US workers
National rank
#502
of 825 by median
What a geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians (SOC 19-4043) earns a median annual wage of $53,350 and a mean (average) of $61,870. The median is the midpoint — half of geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians is $53,350, and the mean (average) is $61,870. The median is the midpoint — half of geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $53,350, a geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians earns 5% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 6,980 geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-4043), across all industries.
- Where does this geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4043. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4043 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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