Utah / Department of Natural Resources / Senior Geologist
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
16 employees hold this title in Department of Natural Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $115,327, above the department median of $12,045.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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 $66,476 for this role, 26% 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 35% below that national figure, about the 17th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Natural Resources is $111,321, 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
Senior Geologist is held in 2 Utah departments. In Department of Natural Resources, the median of $115,327 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Senior 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 2 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $110,159 ranks #1 of 2. See Senior Geologist across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior 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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Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Craig Morgan holds the role of Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2018, their total compensation was $194,330.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Douglas Sprinkel serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $144,628.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, James Kirkland serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $129,564.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Carl Ege serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $123,088.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Richard Giraud is a Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. 2019 total compensation came to $122,734.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Andrew Rupke is a Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. 2019 total compensation came to $121,492.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Donald Clark serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $120,152.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Janae Wallace serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $117,094.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Stefan Kirby works as a Senior Geologist for Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. Stefan earned $113,559 in 2019.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Paul Inkenbrandt holds the role of Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. In 2019, their total compensation was $109,082.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Tyler Knudsen serves as a Senior Geologist within Comp & Excess Pool. Their 2019 pay totaled $108,217.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Jonathan King holds the role of Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. In 2019, their total compensation was $104,233.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Michael Vanden Berg holds the role of Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $99,492.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Christian Hardwick is a Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $97,941.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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Stephanie Carney is a Senior Geologist at Department of Natural Resources within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. 2019 total compensation came to $93,010.
Senior Geologist/Department of Natural Resources
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At Department of Natural Resources, Juliette Jordan serves as a Senior Geologist within Dnr Utah Geological Survey. Their 2019 pay totaled $81,830.