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California public employers · 2025 pay · 18 people

How much does an engineering geologist make in California public employers?

$145,016typical pay for a engineering geologist in 2025

$116,717 – $177,354what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 6.2% from 2024.

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Where engineering geologists work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Engineering Geologist10 people$120,848
  • Engineering Geologist I5 people$169,846

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Engineering Geologist Associate$102,912 (everyone)
  2. Engineering Geologist (this page)$145,016 (everyone)
  3. Supervising Engineering Geologist$175,868 (everyone)

Highest-paid engineering geologists, 2025

  1. 1Michael MulhernEngineering Geologist III · Los Angeles$210,861
  2. 2Morton PriceEngineering Geologist II · Los Angeles$191,078
  3. 3Edmond LeeEngineering Geologist I · Los Angeles$181,363
  4. 4Daniel SchneidereitEngineering Geologist II · Los Angeles$180,261
  5. 5Daniel OrrisEngineering Geologist I · Los Angeles$175,046

Common questions

How much does an engineering geologist make in California public employers?

The typical engineering geologist was paid $145,016 in 2025; most earned between $116,717 and $177,354. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for engineering geologists in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Geologist, at any level (for example "Engineering Geologist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this