What are the main factors that influence a Professor - Geological Sciences's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Professor - Geological Sciences?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Professor - Geological Sciences roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Professor - Geological Sciences's salary?

A Professor - Geological Sciences's salary grows with experience: an Instructor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years)earns $68,235, an Asst. Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years)earns $76,354, an Assoc. Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years)earns $93,950, a Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years)earns $119,330,

What are the highest paying states for a Professor - Geological Sciences?

Professor - Geological Sciences salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Professor - Geological Sciences roles are District of Columbia $123,629, California $123,160, Massachusetts $121,518. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Professor - Geological Sciences roles make?

Salaries for Professor - Geological Sciences level roles vary by specialization: College Professor - Geological Sciences: $111,700; University Professor - Geological Sciences: $111,660; College Associate Professor - Geological Sciences: $88,000; University Associate Professor - Geological Sciences: $87,920; Assoc. Professor - Geological Sciences: $87,911.

Professor - Geological Sciences Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Professor - Geological Sciences make in Connecticut?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Professor - Geological Sciences in Connecticut is $119,330 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $57.

However, a Professor - Geological Sciences's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $153,855
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $104,479 to $137,402
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,959

10% $90,959

50% (Median) $119,330

90% $153,855

Professor - Geological Sciences Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$137,402	$11,450	$2,642	$66
Average	$119,330	$9,944	$2,295	$57
25th Percentile	$104,479	$8,707	$2,009	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Professor - Geological Sciences Salaries

A Professor - Geological Sciences's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Professor - Geological Sciences Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Professor - Geological Sciences's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Instructor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years): $68,235
Asst. Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years): $76,354
Assoc. Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years): $93,950
Professor - Geological Sciences (0-0 years): $119,330

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Instructor - Geological Sciences	0-0 years	$68,235
Asst. Professor - Geological Sciences	0-0 years	$76,354
Assoc. Professor - Geological Sciences	0-0 years	$93,950
Professor - Geological Sciences	0-0 years	$119,330

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How Do Professor - Geological Sciences Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Professor - Geological Sciences. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $123,629.
California: $123,160.
Massachusetts: $121,518.

District of Columbia $123,629 California $123,160 Massachusetts $121,518 Washington $121,072 New Jersey $121,027 Alaska $120,871 Connecticut $119,330 New York $118,705

Hawaii $116,706 Rhode Island $115,768 Maryland $115,132 Minnesota $114,261 Colorado $113,926 Illinois $113,814 Oregon $113,390 Delaware $113,077

New Hampshire $112,881 Virginia $112,441 Pennsylvania $111,157 Nevada $110,509 North Dakota $110,297 Michigan $109,962 Wisconsin $109,839 Vermont $109,593

Texas $108,912 Maine $108,868 Arizona $108,801 Ohio $108,722 Georgia $107,695 Indiana $107,181 Wyoming $107,081 Utah $106,925

Iowa $106,858 Kansas $106,322 Louisiana $106,165 North Carolina $106,110 Missouri $106,087 Florida $105,652 Montana $105,417 Nebraska $105,194

Kentucky $105,071 South Carolina $104,624 Tennessee $104,345 Idaho $104,234 New Mexico $103,419 Oklahoma $103,240 Alabama $102,581 South Dakota $101,476

Arkansas $100,873 West Virginia $100,549 Mississippi $99,577

Top Paying Cities for Professor - Geological Sciences

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $117,437
Oneco: $117,135
Avon: $117,662

Old Mystic, CT $117,437 Oneco, CT $117,135 Avon, CT $117,662 Bloomfield, CT $117,729 Windsor, CT $117,732 Bristol, CT $117,720 Burlington, CT $117,713 Broad Brook, CT $117,074

Canaan, CT $117,155 Canton, CT $117,605 Canton Center, CT $117,570 Colebrook, CT $117,158 Collinsville, CT $117,596 East Berlin, CT $117,532 East Canaan, CT $117,287 East Glastonbury, CT $117,730

East Granby, CT $117,090 East Hartland, CT $116,791 East Windsor Hill, CT $117,641 Ellington, CT $116,819 Farmington, CT $117,534 Falls Village, CT $117,556 Glastonbury, CT $117,734 Granby, CT $116,850

Berlin, CT $117,523 Lakeville, CT $117,656 Manchester, CT $117,720 Bolton, CT $117,568 New Britain, CT $117,488 New Hartford, CT $117,693 Norfolk, CT $117,447 North Canton, CT $117,482

North Granby, CT $116,506 Pine Meadow, CT $117,588 Plainville, CT $117,532 Barkhamsted, CT $117,352 Poquonock, CT $117,641 Riverton, CT $117,208 Vernon Rockville, CT $117,408 Rocky Hill, CT $117,603

Salisbury, CT $116,866 Sharon, CT $118,547 Simsbury, CT $117,558 Somers, CT $115,857 Somersville, CT $115,835 South Glastonbury, CT $117,703 South Windsor, CT $117,685 North Windham, CT $117,411

Pomfret Center, CT $117,287 Putnam, CT $117,220 Quinebaug, CT $117,255 Rogers, CT $117,215 Scotland, CT $117,416 South Willington, CT $117,120 South Windham, CT $117,441 South Woodstock, CT $117,274

Storrs Mansfield, CT $117,346 Thompson, CT $117,243 Ashford, CT $117,141 Willington, CT $117,105 Windham, CT $117,423 Woodstock, CT $117,241 Woodstock Valley, CT $117,193 New London, CT $117,443

Baltic, CT $117,415 Canterbury, CT $117,366 Central Village, CT $117,273 East Lyme, CT $117,481 Bozrah, CT $117,428 Gales Ferry, CT $117,435 Gilman, CT $117,452 Mashantucket, CT $117,423

Ledyard, CT $117,433 Groton, CT $117,442 Hanover, CT $117,414 Jewett City, CT $117,408 Montville, CT $117,440 Moosup, CT $117,216 Mystic, CT $117,436 Niantic, CT $117,474

North Stonington, CT $117,379 Norwich, CT $117,409 Preston, CT $117,409 Oakdale, CT $117,471 Old Lyme, CT $117,699 Stafford, CT $116,624 Stafford Springs, CT $116,683 Staffordville, CT $116,514

Suffield, CT $115,747 Taconic, CT $117,294 Tariffville, CT $117,350 Enfield, CT $115,722 Tolland, CT $117,061 Unionville, CT $117,634 East Windsor, CT $116,923 Weatogue, CT $117,667

West Granby, CT $117,100 West Hartland, CT $116,833 West Simsbury, CT $117,543 West Suffield, CT $115,767 Winchester Center, CT $117,556 Windsor Locks, CT $116,926 Winsted, CT $117,545 Hartford, CT $117,834

West Hartford, CT $117,733 East Hartford, CT $117,825 Wethersfield, CT $117,728 Newington, CT $117,511 Plainfield, CT $117,323 Quaker Hill, CT $117,443 South Lyme, CT $117,552 Sterling, CT $117,105

Stonington, CT $117,413 Pawcatuck, CT $117,349 Taftville, CT $117,409 Uncasville, CT $117,435 Versailles, CT $117,403 Voluntown, CT $117,318 Waterford, CT $117,445 Wauregan, CT $117,264

West Mystic, CT $117,438 Yantic, CT $117,417 Ansonia, CT $119,784 Beacon Falls, CT $119,465 Botsford, CT $121,667 Branford, CT $118,660 Cheshire, CT $118,441 Centerbrook, CT $118,064

Chester, CT $118,064 Clinton, CT $118,577 Cobalt, CT $117,742 Colchester, CT $117,628 Cromwell, CT $117,597 Deep River, CT $118,133 Derby, CT $120,332 Killingworth, CT $118,429

Salem, CT $117,540 Durham, CT $118,139 East Haddam, CT $117,800 East Hampton, CT $117,779 Essex, CT $117,960 Guilford, CT $118,766 Haddam, CT $118,026 Hadlyme, CT $117,863

Hawleyville, CT $121,361 Higganum, CT $118,055 Ivoryton, CT $118,087 Madison, CT $118,622 Marion, CT $118,116 Marlborough, CT $117,705 Meriden, CT $117,801 Middlefield, CT $117,888

Middle Haddam, CT $117,824 Middletown, CT $117,751 Milford, CT $122,015 Milldale, CT $117,925 Monroe, CT $123,234 Moodus, CT $117,832 Newtown, CT $121,598 North Branford, CT $118,625

Northford, CT $118,606 North Haven, CT $118,517 North Westchester, CT $117,617 Old Saybrook, CT $118,007 Orange, CT $119,065 Oxford, CT $120,407 Plantsville, CT $117,919 Portland, CT $117,691

Rockfall, CT $117,757 Sandy Hook, CT $121,492 Seymour, CT $119,848 Shelton, CT $122,849 South Britain, CT $120,850 Southbury, CT $120,808 Southington, CT $117,613 Stevenson, CT $123,495

Wallingford, CT $118,402 Stratford, CT $125,200 Westbrook, CT $118,302 New Haven, CT $118,347 East Haven, CT $118,403 Hamden, CT $118,507 West Haven, CT $118,450 Bethany, CT $118,955

Woodbridge, CT $118,700 Willimantic, CT $117,442 Abington, CT $117,271 Amston, CT $117,565 Andover, CT $117,513 Ballouville, CT $117,169 Brooklyn, CT $117,270 Chaplin, CT $117,370

Columbia, CT $117,524 Coventry, CT $117,451 Danielson, CT $117,130 Dayville, CT $117,136 Eastford, CT $117,219 East Killingly, CT $117,019 East Woodstock, CT $117,261 Fabyan, CT $117,262

Grosvenor Dale, CT $117,263 Hampton, CT $117,331 Hebron, CT $117,586 Lebanon, CT $117,482 Mansfield Center, CT $117,379 Mansfield Depot, CT $117,384 North Franklin, CT $117,428 North Grosvenordale, CT $117,271

Pomfret, CT $117,279 Bridgeport, CT $125,526 Trumbull, CT $124,852 Easton, CT $124,781 Waterbury, CT $118,825 Prospect, CT $118,795 Wolcott, CT $118,135 Bantam, CT $119,251

Bethlehem, CT $119,513 Cornwall, CT $118,682 Cornwall Bridge, CT $119,371 Gaylordsville, CT $120,453 Goshen, CT $118,382 Kent, CT $119,611 Lakeside, CT $119,382 Litchfield, CT $118,823

Middlebury, CT $119,655 Morris, CT $119,188 Naugatuck, CT $119,357 New Milford, CT $120,816 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $119,825 Northfield, CT $118,426 Oakville, CT $118,909 Pequabuck, CT $117,998

Plymouth, CT $118,385 Roxbury, CT $120,727 Sherman, CT $120,957 South Kent, CT $119,886 Terryville, CT $118,087 Thomaston, CT $118,566 Torrington, CT $118,048 Harwinton, CT $118,081

Washington, CT $120,079 Washington Depot, CT $120,158 Watertown, CT $119,074 West Cornwall, CT $118,321 Woodbury, CT $120,007 Bethel, CT $121,502 Brookfield, CT $121,309 Cos Cob, CT $126,602

Danbury, CT $121,326 New Fairfield, CT $121,328 Darien, CT $126,565 Fairfield, CT $125,451 Georgetown, CT $124,448 Greenwich, CT $126,507 Greens Farms, CT $125,379 New Canaan, CT $126,036

Norwalk, CT $126,118 Old Greenwich, CT $126,603 Redding Center, CT $123,264 Redding Ridge, CT $123,264 Ridgefield, CT $122,180 Riverside, CT $126,597 Westport, CT $125,380 Weston, CT $124,865

Southport, CT $125,422 Redding, CT $122,988 Wilton, CT $124,991 Stamford, CT $126,632 Bridgewater, CT $121,139

Professor - Geological Sciences Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Professor - Geological Sciences salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $123,148. While startup companies pay approximate $105,227.

Professor - Geological Sciences Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$105,227
Growth Stage	51~500	$111,022
Established	501~5000	$119,216
Enterprise	5000+	$123,148

Professor - Geological Sciences Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Professor - Geological Sciences roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 25% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Professor - Geological Sciences positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Professor - Geological Sciences as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Professor - Geological Sciences

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$128,408	$62.0	15%

Professor - Geological Sciences Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Professor - Geological Sciences's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$104,479

Average $119,330/year

$137,402

$8,707

Average $9,944/month

$11,450

$2,009

Average $2,295/week

$2,642

$50

Average $57/hour

$66

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$137,402	$11,450	$2,642	$66
Average	$119,330	$9,944	$2,295	$57
25th Percentile	$104,479	$8,707	$2,009	$50

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