Georgia / Natural Resources, Department Of / Geologist 3
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
47 employees hold this title in Natural Resources, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $63,348, above the department median of $33,406.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 47 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
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 340 people — is $73,920. Natural Resources, Department Of pays a median base salary of $61,662 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Natural Resources, Department Of’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. Natural Resources, Department Of’s median base salary is 40% below that national figure, about the 12th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 66 of 75 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 Natural Resources, Department Of is $61,662, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $61,662 ranks #4 of 5. See Geologist across all of Georgia →
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.
Record list
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Geologist 3/Natural Resources, Department Of
Michael Coughlan works as a Geologist 3 for Natural Resources, Department Of. Michael earned $74,431 in 2025.
Geologist 3/Natural Resources, Department Of
At Natural Resources, Department Of, Carolyn Daniels serves as a Geologist 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,107.
Geologist 3/Natural Resources, Department Of
Stephen Burris works as a Geologist 3 for Natural Resources, Department Of. Stephen earned $72,068 in 2025.
Geologist 3/Natural Resources, Department Of
Source-specific fields
At Natural Resources, Department Of, John Ariail serves as a Geologist 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,533.
Geologist 3/Natural Resources, Department Of
Kristy Litts holds the role of Geologist 3 at Natural Resources, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,195.