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What geological engineers make
Experienced
$106,220
First job
$67,490
Senior or mine manager
$169,990
The federal wage survey counts this job inside a wider group called Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. The national median for that group is $106,220 a year and the bottom tenth start near $67,490. Site-based mining jobs sit at the top of the range, consulting and government work lower down.