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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC and Midland, TX
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers is $86,420 per year in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. It is $219,140 per year in Midland, TX. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 60.6% below Midland, TX on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 19-2042 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 120 wage and salary jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC and 370 in Midland, TX. 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.