Hydrologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level hydrologist earnings begin at:

$71.45 per hour

$148,610 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level hydrologist earnings begin at:

$59.88 per hour

$124,540 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level hydrologist earnings begin at:

$43.93 per hour

$91,370 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level hydrologist earnings begin at:

$31.38 per hour

$65,270 per year

10th percentile

Starting level hydrologist earnings begin at:

$27.50 per hour

$57,200 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Hydrologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Ohio $98,200
New Mexico $97,470
Oklahoma $97,470
Minnesota $94,580
Wyoming $94,520
Utah $94,190
Connecticut $94,060
Oregon $93,690
Pennsylvania $91,730
New Hampshire $91,370
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
Tennessee $80,940
Indiana $80,700
Idaho $78,850
Wisconsin $78,770
Florida $76,850
Maine $75,180
South Carolina $65,770
North Dakota $64,120
Nebraska $61,510
Maryland $143,010
Virginia $132,080
New Jersey $126,680
California $122,110
Georgia $121,830
Massachusetts $119,350
Missouri $116,100
Alaska $108,660
Nevada $107,930
Washington $105,600
Louisiana $104,520
Michigan $101,060
Colorado $100,840

How do hydrologist salaries compare to similar careers?

Hydrologists earn about the same as related careers in New Hampshire. On average, they make less than geospatial information scientists but more than bioinformatics scientists.

Career Median Salary
Geospatial information scientist salary $114K
Materials scientist salary $82K
Biochemist salary $105K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $90K
Hydrologist salary $91K
Geologist salary $86K
Atmospheric scientist salary $76K
Molecular biologist salary $81K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $81K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)