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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians pay in Maryland and North Dakota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians is $102,090 per year in Maryland. It is $51,240 per year in North Dakota. Maryland is 99.2% above North Dakota 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 30 wage and salary jobs in Maryland and 90 in North Dakota. 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