Compared with the local labor market
Geologist pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 70 people — is $67,880. AR Natural Resources Community pays a median base salary of $58,700 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where AR Natural Resources Community sits in the local pay range
$49,700
$61,330
$67,880
$91,900
$125,780
AR Natural Resources Community median · $58,700
The bar is the range of annual wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows AR Natural Resources Community’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 23,470 people — is $101,920. AR Natural Resources Community’s median base salary is 42% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$59,330
$75,110
$101,920
$139,380
$200,230
AR Natural Resources Community median · $58,700
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at AR Natural Resources Community is $58,700, 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 Arkansas
Geologist is held in 3 Arkansas departments. In AR Natural Resources Community, the median of $58,700 ranks #1 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Geologist role in other Arkansasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Geologist beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $58,700 ranks #5 of 5. See Geologist across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Geologistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.