How much do Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, the published 10th percentile is $45,520 and the 90th percentile is $176,260. The difference is $130,740, which is 138.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,100 to the 75th at $132,320, covers $66,220.

The mean annual wage is $100,370, which sits above the median of $94,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $101,920 for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,352, which is 18.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% lower than the California median of $106,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers at $83,352 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $111,830 and employment of 90. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,172, against $83,352 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $104,760 and employment of 310. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,630, against $83,352 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $90,270 and employment of 160. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,807, against $83,352 here.

Employment share

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (810 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.