Atmospheric and Space Scientists salary
The median pay for atmospheric and space scientists in the United States is $99,070 a year. About 10,000 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $53,060
- 25th percentile
- $73,350
- Median percentile
- $99,070
- 75th percentile
- $129,960
- 90th percentile
- $161,890
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Maryland $128,800
- California $124,920
- Hawaii $121,010
- New Jersey $120,180
- Idaho $119,430
- New York $117,540
- Florida $115,960
- Arizona $115,020
- Missouri $114,230
- Illinois $112,280
- Oregon $112,260
- New Mexico $110,070
- Kansas $109,300
- Nevada $109,300
- Montana $108,890
- Minnesota $106,270
- Colorado $104,670
- District of Columbia $103,860
- Maine $103,710
- Indiana $103,680
- Kentucky $103,240
- Michigan $103,210
- Wyoming $99,940
- Louisiana $97,470
- Georgia $96,820
- Utah $96,520
- Tennessee $96,190
- Washington $94,400
- North Carolina $91,560
- North Dakota $91,560
- Wisconsin $85,870
- Connecticut $85,110
- Texas $84,990
- Virginia $83,880
- South Carolina $82,240
- Alabama $81,080
- West Virginia $80,690
- South Dakota $78,900
- Ohio $78,580
- Iowa $76,850
- Oklahoma $76,480
- Pennsylvania $75,890
- Nebraska $60,540
- New Hampshire $42,820
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $151,000
- Albany, NY $134,060
- Chicago, IL $133,490
- Baltimore, MD $128,800
- New York, NY $128,790
- Detroit, MI $127,070
- Minneapolis, MN $125,590
- Boise City, ID $122,930
- Urban Honolulu, HI $122,880
- Miami, FL $122,700
- Tampa, FL $122,280
- Boulder, CO $121,870
- San Diego, CA $120,370
- Kansas City, MO $117,810
- Washington, DC $117,600
- Reno, NV $115,650
- Portland, OR $113,550
- Richmond, VA $112,510
- Los Angeles, CA $111,790
- St. Louis, MO $111,650
- Fort Collins, CO $110,960
- Raleigh, NC $108,810
- Madison, WI $107,970
- Indianapolis, IN $107,690
- Providence, RI $107,060
- Colorado Springs, CO $106,020
- Rapid City, SD $104,380
- Las Vegas, NV $104,220
- Nashville, TN $103,380
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $103,240
- Atlanta, GA $103,080
- Anchorage, AK $101,640
- Salt Lake City, UT $100,650
- Virginia Beach, VA $98,920
- Fairbanks, AK $94,380
- Dallas, TX $92,790
- Seattle, WA $92,600
- Houston, TX $88,570
- San Antonio, TX $87,110
- Philadelphia, PA $82,980
- Charleston, SC $82,240
- Lubbock, TX $81,350
- Huntsville, AL $81,080
- Memphis, TN $78,950
- Austin, TX $77,860
- Birmingham, AL $77,580
- Tulsa, OK $77,010
- Oklahoma City, OK $76,480
- Omaha, NE $60,740