How much do Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers make in Lubbock, TX?

Percentile spread

For Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, the published 10th percentile is $67,020 and the 90th percentile is $275,420. The difference is $208,400, which is 148.2% 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 $85,080 to the 75th at $209,700, covers $124,620.

The mean annual wage is $157,570, which sits above the median of $140,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lubbock, TX median is 38% higher than the national median of $101,920 for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $154,035, which is 51.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Texas median of $145,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $140,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers at $154,035 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. Lubbock, TX ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Midland, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $219,140 and employment of 370. That median is 55.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $228,788, against $154,035 here.
• Odessa, TX is 117 miles away, with a median of $129,730 and employment of 60. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,164, against $154,035 here.

Employment share

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (40 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.59 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.