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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians pay in Arizona and Maryland
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians is $50,160 per year in Arizona. It is $102,090 per year in Maryland. Arizona is 50.9% below Maryland on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 19-4043 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists Not published wage and salary jobs in Arizona and 30 in Maryland. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings