Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Salary — Trenton, New Jersey

The average Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in Trenton, New Jersey earns $96,780 a year.

$96,780 / year, mean
↓ 20.2% below national average 100th percentile in New Jersey

Trenton sits at the very top of the range for this role in New Jersey — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New Jersey

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.1%
Cost of living 103 #35 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1402 #30 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $446,377 #33 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $96,333 #17 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Trenton ranks #35 for cost of living and #33 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Midland $192,880 Houston $179,730 Lubbock $157,570 Palm Bay $146,810 Dallas $146,630 Odessa $146,260 Santa Cruz $142,520 San Jose $141,410 San Francisco $131,530 Longview $123,040 Seattle $122,350 Chicago $122,130 Santa Rosa $119,950 Sacramento $117,960 San Luis Obispo $113,470 Kennewick $113,030 San Diego $112,860 Austin $112,230 Fresno $111,960 Redding $108,580 Miami $108,020 Portland $107,820 Oxnard $107,110 San Antonio $106,850 Orlando $106,790 New York $104,070 College Station $103,150 Jacksonville $101,040 Los Angeles $100,370 Riverside $98,560 Buffalo $97,660 Trenton $96,780 Baltimore $95,300 Virginia Beach $94,740 Philadelphia $93,770 Albany $93,340 Tampa $93,200 Pittsburgh $92,570 Tyler $91,170 Corvallis $90,970 Springfield $88,700 Detroit $87,280 Syracuse $87,000 Richmond $86,860 Lansing $86,780 Spokane $86,370 Indianapolis $84,570 Harrisburg $83,660 Rochester $83,210 Lexington $81,140 Tallahassee $73,960
CityMean salaryvs. Trenton
Albany, New York$93,340-3.6%
Austin, Texas$112,230+16.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$95,300-1.5%
Buffalo, New York$97,660+0.9%
Chicago, Illinois$122,130+26.2%
College Station, Texas$103,150+6.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$90,970-6.0%
Dallas, Texas$146,630+51.5%
Detroit, Michigan$87,280-9.8%
Fresno, California$111,960+15.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$83,660-13.6%
Houston, Texas$179,730+85.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$84,570-12.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$101,040+4.4%
Kennewick, Washington$113,030+16.8%
Lansing, Michigan$86,780-10.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,140-16.2%
Longview, Texas$123,040+27.1%
Los Angeles, California$100,370+3.7%
Lubbock, Texas$157,570+62.8%
Miami, Florida$108,020+11.6%
Midland, Texas$192,880+99.3%
New York, New York$104,070+7.5%
Odessa, Texas$146,260+51.1%
Orlando, Florida$106,790+10.3%
Oxnard, California$107,110+10.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$146,810+51.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,770-3.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$92,570-4.4%
Portland, Oregon$107,820+11.4%
Redding, California$108,580+12.2%
Richmond, Virginia$86,860-10.3%
Riverside, California$98,560+1.8%
Rochester, New York$83,210-14.0%
Sacramento, California$117,960+21.9%
San Antonio, Texas$106,850+10.4%
San Diego, California$112,860+16.6%
San Francisco, California$131,530+35.9%
San Jose, California$141,410+46.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$113,470+17.2%
Santa Cruz, California$142,520+47.3%
Santa Rosa, California$119,950+23.9%
Seattle, Washington$122,350+26.4%
Spokane, Washington$86,370-10.8%
Springfield, Illinois$88,700-8.3%
Syracuse, New York$87,000-10.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$73,960-23.6%
Tampa, Florida$93,200-3.7%
Tyler, Texas$91,170-5.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$94,740-2.1%
Gross salary
96,780/yr
Estimated take-home
72,940/yr
Est. total withheld
24.6%

Single filer, federal + New Jersey state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-2042 SOC code
Official area Trenton-Princeton, NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45940 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: nj_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Princeton
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: New Jersey

Population (metro area)
383,286