SOC 19-2042 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $65,480 | $31.48 |
| 25th percentile | $122,350 | $58.82 |
| Median | $174,490 | $83.89 |
| 75th percentile | $228,180 | $109.70 |
| 90th percentile | $293,090 | $140.91 |
| Average | $179,730 | $86.41 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 2,380. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $122,350 to $228,180 in 2025, a span of $105,830.
The area median is $29,270 (20.2%) above Texas's $145,220 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 9 other published areas
- This area's median is $111,650 (177.7%) above the $62,840 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $88,230 (102.3%) above the $86,260 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $85,500 (96.1%) above the $88,990 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $81,560 (87.8%) above the $92,930 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $69,040 (65.5%) above the $105,450 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $44,760 (34.5%) above the $129,730 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $41,710 (31.4%) above the $132,780 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $33,830 (24.1%) above the $140,660 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $44,650 (20.4%) below the $219,140 median in Midland, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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