Oceanographer

Class code 3121 · Bargaining Unit R10

Authorized salary ranges

Representation

California Association of Professional Scientists (UAW Local 1115) represents Bargaining Unit R10, Professional Scientific.

• Bargaining Unit R10 raise history
• The current memorandum of understanding

Where these jobs are

1 state employees held this classification in 2020, from State Controller payroll data.

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers across all California employers was $106,500 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $98,424 to $134,988 a year.

Footnotes

• Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)