U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Interior / Hydrologic Technician

Job-title file

Hydrologic Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

1,497 employees hold this title in Department of Interior. Median total compensation for the role is $67,988, below the department median of $87,331.

Employees: 1,497
Total payroll: $104.3M
Role median: $67,988
Agency median: $87,331
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$31,931$113,075+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,497 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Hydrologic Technician pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Hydrologic Technicians — about 2,840 people — is $64,790. Department of Interior pays a median base salary of $67,961 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Interior sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,950

$52,040

$64,790

$84,680

$100,480

Department of Interior median · $67,961

The bar is the range of annual wages for Hydrologic Technicians across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Interior’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,492 of 1,497 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Interior is $67,988, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Hydrologic Technician is held in 4 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Interior, the median of $67,988 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Environmental Protection Agency

$79,241 · 1

Inter Bound and Water Community U.S. Section

$65,149 · 10

Department of Agriculture

$54,678 · 87

Median total compensation for the Hydrologic Technician role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sophia Miller

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,723

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,723
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Redding
Work county: Shasta
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,373
Basic Pay (before locality): $30,280
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062950089
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Sophia Miller is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Redding, California. 2024 total compensation came to $35,723. They are classified at grade 04.

Connor Langley

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,697

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,697
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,697
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Indianapolis
Work county: Marion
Work state: Indiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,697
Basic Pay (before locality): $30,280
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 182210097
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Connor Langley holds the role of Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,697. Their pay grade is 04.

Edward Mott

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,601

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,601
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,601
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Little Rock
Work county: Pulaski
Work state: Arkansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,601
Basic Pay (before locality): $25,310
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 052320119
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Edward Mott is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Little Rock, Arkansas. 2024 total compensation came to $35,601. They are classified at grade 02.

Cory Barton

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,499

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,499
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Las Cruces
Work county: Dona Ana
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,499
Basic Pay (before locality): $26,975
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350470013
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Cory Barton is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $35,499. They are classified at grade 03.

Jonathan Yldefonso

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,499

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,499
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Boulder City
Work county: Clark
Work state: Nevada

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,499
Basic Pay (before locality): $26,975
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 320021003
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jonathan Yldefonso holds the role of Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Boulder City, Nevada. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,499. Their pay grade is 03.

Chase Damschen

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,373

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,373
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Bismarck
Work county: Burleigh
Work state: North Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,373
Basic Pay (before locality): $30,280
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 380370015
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Chase Damschen is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Bismarck, North Dakota. 2024 total compensation came to $35,373. They are classified at grade 04.

Jasmine Garcia

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,373

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,373
Pay grade: 04
Work city: West Valley City
Work county: Salt Lake
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,373
Basic Pay (before locality): $30,280
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 492113035
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Jasmine Garcia is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in West Valley City, Utah. 2024 total compensation came to $35,373. They are classified at grade 04.

Zachary Tabaac

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,373

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $35,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,373
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Lutz
Work county: Hillsborough
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $35,373
Basic Pay (before locality): $30,280
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 121847057
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Zachary Tabaac is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Lutz, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $35,373. They are classified at grade 04.

Reagan Bartsch

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,303

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $34,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,303
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Rice Lake
Work county: Barron
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $34,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 554080005
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Reagan Bartsch works as a Hydrologic Technician for Department of Interior based in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Reagan earned $35,303 in 2024. Their pay grade is 02.

Charlie Liverton

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$35,303

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $34,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,303
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Honolulu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $34,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 152400003
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Charlie Liverton holds the role of Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,303. Their pay grade is 02.

Griffin Clubb

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$34,803

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $34,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,803
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Huron
Work county: Beadle
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $34,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 461420005
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

At Department of Interior, Griffin Clubb serves as a Hydrologic Technician based in Huron, South Dakota. Their 2024 pay totaled $34,803. They are classified at grade 02.

Grace Darner

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$34,803

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $34,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,803
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Columbus
Work county: Franklin
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $34,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391800049
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Grace Darner holds the role of Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Columbus, Ohio. In 2024, their total compensation was $34,803. Their pay grade is 02.

Brandon Gutierrez

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$33,928

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $33,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,928
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Coram
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $33,928
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 361337103
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Brandon Gutierrez is a Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Coram, New York. 2024 total compensation came to $33,928. They are classified at grade 02.

Griffin Maloy

Hydrologic Technician/Department of Interior

2024 total comp

$31,931

Sub-department: Geological Survey
Base pay: $31,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,931
Pay grade: 02
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $31,931
Basic Pay (before locality): $24,722
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1316
Pay Plan (OPM): GG

Griffin Maloy holds the role of Hydrologic Technician at Department of Interior based in Sacramento, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $31,931. Their pay grade is 02.