What are the main factors that influence a Geospatial Scientist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Geospatial Scientist's salary?

A Geospatial Scientist's salary grows with experience: a Geospatial Scientist (0-0 years)earns $97,186, a Clinical Research Associate I (0-2 years)earns $62,867, a Clinical Research Associate II (2-4 years)earns $72,765, a Scientist - Clinical Research (4-7 years)earns $103,294, a Clinical Research Manager (7+ years)earns $111,632,

What are the highest paying states for a Geospatial Scientist?

Geospatial Scientist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Geospatial Scientist roles are District of Columbia $104,855, California $104,457, Massachusetts $103,065. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Geospatial Scientist roles make?

Salaries for Geospatial Scientist level roles vary by specialization: Geospatial Database Manager: $158,298; Geospatial Data Scientist: $113,311; Geospatial Technician: $93,307; Geospatial Developer: $90,577; Senior Geospatial Analyst: $89,625.

How do different companies affect a Geospatial Scientist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Geospatial Scientist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Geospatial Scientist Salary in the United States

How much does a Geospatial Scientist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geospatial Scientist in the United States is $94,703 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Geospatial Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,521
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,781 to $102,459
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,927

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Geospatial Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,459	$8,538	$1,970	$49
Average	$94,703	$7,892	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$82,781	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Geospatial Scientist Salaries

A Geospatial Scientist'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Geospatial Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Geospatial Scientist'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $97,186
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,867
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,765
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,294
Expert (over 8 years): $111,632

Levels	Salary
Geospatia... Level Geospatial Scientist	$97,186
Clinical ... Level Geospatial Scientist	$62,867
Clinical ... Level Geospatial Scientist	$72,765
Scientist... Level Geospatial Scientist	$103,294
Clinical ... Level Geospatial Scientist	$111,632

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How Do Geospatial Scientist 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 Geospatial Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,855.
California: $104,457.
Massachusetts: $103,065.

District of Columbia $104,855

California $104,457

Massachusetts $103,065

Washington $102,686

New Jersey $102,648

Alaska $102,516

Connecticut $101,209

New York $100,679

Hawaii $98,983

Rhode Island $98,188

Maryland $97,648

Minnesota $96,909

Colorado $96,625

Illinois $96,531

Oregon $96,171

Delaware $95,906

New Hampshire $95,739

Virginia $95,366

Pennsylvania $94,277

Nevada $93,727

North Dakota $93,547

Michigan $93,263

Wisconsin $93,159

Vermont $92,951

Texas $92,373

Maine $92,335

Arizona $92,278

Ohio $92,212

Georgia $91,341

Indiana $90,905

Wyoming $90,820

Utah $90,687

Iowa $90,631

Kansas $90,176

Louisiana $90,043

North Carolina $89,996

Missouri $89,977

Florida $89,608

Montana $89,409

Nebraska $89,220

Kentucky $89,115

South Carolina $88,737

Tennessee $88,500

Idaho $88,405

New Mexico $87,714

Oklahoma $87,562

Alabama $87,003

South Dakota $86,066

Arkansas $85,555

West Virginia $85,280

Mississippi $84,456

Top Paying Cities for Geospatial Scientists

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:

San Jose: $119,449
San Francisco: $118,274
Oakland: $115,651

San Jose, CA $119,449

San Francisco, CA $118,274

Oakland, CA $115,651

New York, NY $109,751

Queens Village, NY $109,041

Paramus, NJ $108,283

Passaic, NJ $108,188

Bergenfield, NJ $108,094

Stamford, CT $107,952

Huntington, NY $107,857

Newark, NJ $107,241

Bridgeport, CT $107,052

New Brunswick, NJ $106,740

Vallejo, CA $106,541

Middlesex, NJ $106,484

Somerset, NJ $106,399

Petaluma, CA $106,181

Santa Cruz, CA $105,811

Boston, MA $105,622

Monterey, CA $105,149

Fairbanks, AK $105,082

Los Angeles, CA $104,902

Washington, DC $104,855

Seattle, WA $104,684

Santa Rosa, CA $104,666

Juneau, AK $104,391

Orange, CA $104,078

Anchorage, AK $103,908

Anaheim, CA $103,842

Santa Ana, CA $103,700

Nassau, NY $103,643

Long Beach, CA $103,605

Danbury, CT $103,576

Santa Maria, CA $103,254

Everett, WA $103,236

Bremerton, WA $102,771

Trenton, NJ $102,592

Sacramento, CA $102,554

San Diego, CA $102,506

Brockton, MA $102,468

Tacoma, WA $102,431

Santa Barbara, CA $102,298

Lowell, MA $101,919

New Suffolk, NY $101,881

Nashua, NH $101,768

Lompoc, CA $101,616

Ventura, CA $101,521

Stockton, CA $101,493

New Haven, CT $101,304

Atlantic City, NJ $101,057

Hartford, CT $100,849

Modesto, CA $100,802

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,593

New Britain, CT $100,546

Olympia, WA $100,413

Kennewick, WA $100,413

New London, CT $100,394

Norwich, CT $100,366

Lawrence, MA $100,319

Bakersfield, CA $100,054

Riverside, CA $99,921

New Bedford, MA $99,921

Richland, WA $99,826

Portsmouth, NH $99,750

Vineland, NJ $99,732

San Bernardino, CA $99,656

Boulder, CO $99,391

Worcester, MA $99,315

Portland, OR $99,230

Saint Paul, MN $99,116

Minneapolis, MN $99,116

Philadelphia, PA $98,983

Honolulu, HI $98,481

Springfield, MA $98,150

Providence, RI $98,141

Chicago, IL $97,866

Bellingham, WA $97,752

Baltimore, MD $97,648

Chico, CA $97,411

Wilmington, DE $97,250

Pittsfield, MA $97,156

Manchester, NH $96,976

Spokane, WA $96,559

Denver, CO $96,550

Albany, NY $96,104

Troy, NY $96,067

Schenectady, NY $95,868

Burlington, VT $95,659

Portland, ME $95,328

Salem, OR $95,252

Yakima, WA $95,233

Ann Arbor, MI $95,205

Rochester, MN $94,940

Fresno, CA $94,892

Reno, NV $94,892

Milwaukee, WI $94,807

Detroit, MI $94,712

Allentown, PA $94,684

Carson City, NV $94,674

Houston, TX $94,532

Colorado Springs, CO $94,523

Syracuse, NY $94,476

Eugene, OR $94,296

Bismarck, ND $94,182

Gary, IN $94,182

Galveston, TX $94,182

Springfield, OR $94,106

Medford, OR $93,879

Fort Collins, CO $93,841

Austin, TX $93,765

Mesa, AZ $93,566

Phoenix, AZ $93,547

Dallas, TX $93,519

Reading, PA $93,462

Saint Cloud, MN $93,424

Concord, NH $93,339

Madison, WI $93,301

Utica, NY $93,046

Raleigh, NC $92,970

Las Vegas, NV $92,960

Rochester, NY $92,894

Des Moines, IA $92,885

Atlanta, GA $92,733

Battle Creek, MI $92,705

Salt Lake City, UT $92,676

Lancaster, PA $92,534

Champaign, IL $92,515

Harrisburg, PA $92,402

Durham, NC $92,316

Kansas City, MO $92,307

Kansas City, KS $92,288

Fort Worth, TX $92,278

Boca Raton, FL $92,241

Cleveland, OH $92,231

Columbus, OH $92,212

Pittsburgh, PA $92,203

Richmond, VA $92,165

Indianapolis, IN $92,146

Cincinnati, OH $92,023

Petersburg, VA $91,881

Billings, MT $91,672

Lansing, MI $91,672

Huntsville, AL $91,672

Lebanon, PA $91,663

Dayton, OH $91,653

Pueblo, CO $91,653

Appleton, WI $91,625

Buffalo, NY $91,587

Racine, WI $91,540

Charlotte, NC $91,530

Saint Louis, MO $91,502

Springfield, IL $91,464

Elkhart, IN $91,445

York, PA $91,445

Gastonia, NC $91,436

Benton Harbor, MI $91,436

Beaumont, TX $91,379

Lorain, OH $91,360

Toledo, OH $91,322

Binghamton, NY $91,275

Rock Hill, SC $91,265

Rockford, IL $91,218

Fargo, ND $91,170

Elyria, OH $91,170

Flagstaff, AZ $91,104

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,047

Miami, FL $90,990

Duluth, MN $90,839

Bangor, ME $90,716

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,612

Louisville, KY $90,564

Grand Rapids, MI $90,545

Hialeah, FL $90,536

Casper, WY $90,403

Scranton, PA $90,290

New Orleans, LA $90,261

Virginia Beach, VA $90,252

Akron, OH $90,204

Peoria, IL $90,081

Sarasota, FL $90,062

Green Bay, WI $89,996

Baton Rouge, LA $89,949

Charleston, SC $89,930

Nashville, TN $89,901

Jamestown, NY $89,882

Davenport, IA $89,882

Tucson, AZ $89,835

Cheyenne, WY $89,807

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,778

Tampa, FL $89,759

Omaha, NE $89,740

Port Arthur, TX $89,702

Evansville, IN $89,702

Bradenton, FL $89,665

Santa Fe, NM $89,494

Orlando, FL $89,399

Clearwater, FL $89,295

Canton, OH $89,096

La Crosse, WI $89,096

Grand Forks, ND $89,068

Albuquerque, NM $89,040

Tulsa, OK $89,040

Newport News, VA $89,030

High Point, NC $89,002

Ogden, UT $88,964

Corpus Christi, TX $88,888

Laramie, WY $88,831

Norfolk, VA $88,831

Rock Island, IL $88,774

Saginaw, MI $88,755

Jacksonville, FL $88,746

Salisbury, NC $88,727

Memphis, TN $88,708

Moline, IL $88,661

Fort Myers, FL $88,632

Waterloo, IA $88,509

Spartanburg, SC $88,415

Lincoln, NE $88,367

Fort Wayne, IN $88,348

Birmingham, AL $88,244

Cedar Falls, IA $88,225

Provo, UT $88,216

Springfield, OH $88,206

San Antonio, TX $88,187

Greensboro, NC $88,149

South Bend, IN $88,140

Winston Salem, NC $88,130

Boise, ID $88,102

Savannah, GA $88,036

Muskegon, MI $87,865

Lima, OH $87,752

Lake Charles, LA $87,714

Anderson, IN $87,695

Lexington, KY $87,666

Augusta, GA $87,638

Greenville, SC $87,638

Wichita, KS $87,553

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,553

Columbia, SC $87,468

Bloomington, IN $87,231

Roanoke, VA $87,174

Asheville, NC $87,051

Knoxville, TN $86,890

Shreveport, LA $86,880

Wilmington, NC $86,757

Frankfort, KY $86,577

Oklahoma City, OK $86,511

Chillicothe, OH $86,473

Longview, TX $86,464

Topeka, KS $86,435

Mobile, AL $86,293

Terre Haute, IN $86,255

Erie, PA $86,246

Altoona, PA $86,198

Melbourne, FL $86,170

Amarillo, TX $86,132

Killeen, TX $86,104

Fayetteville, AR $86,028

Sioux Falls, SD $85,962

Chattanooga, TN $85,905

Idaho Falls, ID $85,895

Gainesville, FL $85,697

Portsmouth, OH $85,649

Little Rock, AR $85,630

Lynchburg, VA $85,630

Lafayette, LA $85,592

Youngstown, OH $85,592

Temple, TX $85,555

Daytona Beach, FL $85,536

Clarksville, TN $85,526

Pensacola, FL $85,517

Hopkinsville, KY $85,233

Charleston, WV $85,223

Florence, SC $85,176

Sioux City, IA $85,119

Macon, GA $84,844

Tallahassee, FL $84,835

Fayetteville, NC $84,816

Waco, TX $84,797

Wichita Falls, TX $84,797

Pine Bluff, AR $84,759

Vincennes, IN $84,579

Lubbock, TX $84,541

Great Falls, MT $84,484

Alamogordo, NM $84,475

Abilene, TX $84,399

Rapid City, SD $84,276

Monroe, LA $84,276

Albany, GA $84,219

Huntington, WV $84,210

Jackson, MS $84,200

Greenville, MS $84,191

Parkersburg, WV $84,096

Montgomery, AL $84,077

Johnstown, PA $84,058

Springfield, MO $83,982

Biloxi, MS $83,935

Sumter, SC $83,736

Columbus, GA $83,727

Twin Falls, ID $83,670

Pascagoula, MS $83,547

Kingsport, TN $83,301

Gulfport, MS $83,272

Alexandria, LA $82,960

Fort Smith, AR $82,723

El Paso, TX $82,467

Helena, MT $82,344

Las Cruces, NM $82,041

Harlingen, TX $81,776

Pocatello, ID $81,691

Florence, AL $81,662

Brownsville, TX $81,643

Dothan, AL $81,492

Mcallen, TX $81,444

Columbus, MS $80,744

Altus, OK $80,308

Lawton, OK $80,128

Pierre, SD $79,787

What Skills Can Increase a Geospatial Scientist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Accountability (Mentioned in 4.83% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Nursing Practice (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential.
Family Education (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Family education or “psychoeducation” is the ongoing process of educating family members about a serious mental illness in order to improve their coping skills and their ability to help a relative affected by the illness.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Accountability	4.83%
Nursing Practice	2.77%
Family Education	1.82%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Geospatial Scientist's salary.

Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Cardiac: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Staff Development	$104,173	10%
Cardiac	$99,438	5%
Decision Making	$98,491	4%
Oral Communication	$98,491	4%
Collaboration	$97,544	3%
Nursing Practice	$97,544	3%

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How Education impacts a Geospatial Scientist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Geospatial Scientists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Geospatial Scientist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $90,451 and $96,120).

Geospatial Scientist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Geospatial Scientist

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 0.9%

Associates 26.1%

Bachelors 53.6%

Masters 18.5%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	0.9%
Associates	26.1%
Bachelors	53.6%
Masters	18.5%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Geospatial Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Geospatial Scientist'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.

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$82,781

Average $94,703/year

$102,459

$6,898

Average $7,892/month

$8,538

$1,592

Average $1,821/week

$1,970

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Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,459	$8,538	$1,970	$49
Average	$94,703	$7,892	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$82,781	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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Salary Trends for Geospatial Scientist

Salaries for a Geospatial Scientist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $112,194 in 2023 to around $111,005 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Geospatial Scientist salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Geospatial Scientist Over Time

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2023

$112,194

2024

$112,286

2025

$111,005

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2024	$112,286
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