Hydrologists salary
The median pay for hydrologists in the United States is $96,600 a year. About 5,850 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $64,020
- 25th percentile
- $77,210
- Median percentile
- $96,600
- 75th percentile
- $122,830
- 90th percentile
- $153,130
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 $143,010
- Virginia $132,080
- California $122,110
- Georgia $121,830
- Massachusetts $119,350
- Missouri $116,100
- Alaska $108,660
- Nevada $107,930
- Washington $105,600
- Michigan $101,060
- Colorado $100,840
- Ohio $98,200
- New Mexico $97,470
- Oklahoma $97,470
- Minnesota $94,580
- Wyoming $94,520
- Utah $94,190
- Oregon $93,690
- Pennsylvania $91,730
- New York $88,100
- Arizona $86,700
- Vermont $86,140
- Montana $84,500
- Illinois $83,720
- North Carolina $81,770
- Iowa $81,150
- Texas $81,080
- Indiana $80,700
- Idaho $78,850
- Wisconsin $78,770
- Florida $76,850
- South Carolina $65,770
By metro area
- Washington, DC $152,730
- San Francisco, CA $147,080
- San Jose, CA $142,640
- Baltimore, MD $138,020
- Trenton, NJ $128,320
- Riverside, CA $126,820
- Los Angeles, CA $123,420
- Las Vegas, NV $118,390
- Portland, OR $113,550
- Reno, NV $111,140
- Denver, CO $108,680
- Sacramento, CA $106,860
- Albuquerque, NM $101,520
- Houston, TX $99,320
- Columbus, OH $98,200
- Minneapolis, MN $94,580
- Salt Lake City, UT $94,420
- Olympia, WA $93,340
- Bend, OR $91,170
- Phoenix, AZ $90,000
- Boise City, ID $88,150
- New York, NY $88,100
- Helena, MT $86,260
- Philadelphia, PA $85,540
- Tucson, AZ $81,640
- Madison, WI $81,310
- Indianapolis, IN $80,700
- Miami, FL $80,400
- Milwaukee, WI $78,120
- Tampa, FL $77,020
- Austin, TX $73,810
- Columbia, SC $65,770