Utah / Department of Natural Resources / Geologist
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
17 employees hold this title in Department of Natural Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $74,432, above the department median of $12,045.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 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 Utah, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 300 people — is $89,990. Department of Natural Resources pays a median base salary of $50,125 for this role, 44% below that figure — below the 10th 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 Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Natural Resources’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. Department of Natural Resources’s median base salary is 51% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 14 of 20 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Natural Resources is $72,997, 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
Geologist is held in 2 Utah departments. In Department of Natural Resources, the median of $74,432 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Geologist role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $72,997 ranks #3 of 5. See Geologist across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Geologist roles 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.
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Record list
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Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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James Davis holds the role of Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $101,318.
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Donald Deblieux works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. Donald earned $100,388 in 2019.
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Peter Nielsen holds the role of Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $97,653.
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Lance Weaver holds the role of Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. In 2017, their total compensation was $94,408.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Taylor Boden serves as a Geologist within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. Their 2019 pay totaled $88,711.
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Mark Gwynn is a Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2018 total compensation came to $87,535.
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Zachary Anderson works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Zachary earned $83,797 in 2019.
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Emily Mcdermott works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Emily earned $81,786 in 2019.
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Adam Hiscock works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Adam earned $74,432 in 2019.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Stanley Smith serves as a Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2018 pay totaled $73,958.
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Rebekah Stimpson holds the role of Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. In 2017, their total compensation was $52,634.
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Emily Keller works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Emily earned $32,840 in 2018.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Adam Mckean serves as a Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $21,712.
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At Department of Natural Resources, Jessica Castleton serves as a Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2017 pay totaled $21,015.
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Richard Emerson is a Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. 2017 total compensation came to $18,067.
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Benjamin Erickson works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Benjamin earned $16,494 in 2018.
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Emily Kleber works as a Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Emily earned $3,105 in 2019.