How much does a Geographer make?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Geographer in Rochester, MN is $84,772. While Salary.com is seeing that Geographer salary in Rochester, MN can go up to $99,275 or down to $61,778, but most earn between $72,736 and $92,363. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Geographer in the United States.

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Geographer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Geographer Salary $61,778 Rochester,MN December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Geographer Salary $72,736 Rochester,MN December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Geographer Salary $84,772 Rochester,MN December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Geographer Salary $92,363 Rochester,MN December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Geographer Salary $99,275 Rochester,MN December 01, 2024
25% $72,736 10% $61,778 90% $99,275 75% $92,363 $84,772 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Geographer ?

A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society. The Greek prefix, "geo," means "earth" and the Greek suffix, "graphy," meaning "description," so a geographer is someone who studies the earth. The word "geography" is a Middle French word that is believed to have been first used in 1540. Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography. Geographers do not study only the details of the natural environment or human society, b...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Geographer in Rochester, MN. The base salary for Geographer ranges from $72,736 to $92,363 with the average base salary of $84,772. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $72,736 to $92,894 with the average total cash compensation of $84,874.

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About Rochester, Minnesota    Rochester is a city founded in 1854 in the U.S. State of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County located on the Zumbro River's south fork i....More

Rochester, Minnesota  area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago

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