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Average Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Salary in Indiana

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians in Indiana earn a median annual salary of $79,290, which is +48.6% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Indiana (state).

$79,290
Indiana median annual wage
$38/hour median
+48.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $53,350
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,710
25th
$74,450
Median
$79,290
75th
$85,960
90th
$132,210

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Indiana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$84,958
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 85.5%
Rents: 73.9%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Maryland $102,090 Compare 30
Alaska $76,090 Compare 70
Nevada $73,700 Compare 260
California $69,410 Compare 480
West Virginia $69,350 Compare 60
Washington $63,910 Compare N/A

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Indiana

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $588,890 0.39
Surgeons, All Other $459,300 0.82
Radiologists $430,640 1.24
Anesthesiologists $394,060 1.83
Physicians, All Other $366,190 0.96
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $351,990 0.99
Emergency Medicine Physicians $347,060 1.73
Physicians, Pathologists $340,300 1.67

Indiana has salary data for 761 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians in Indiana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians are projected to change by +1.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.