Average Salary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the average annual income of atmospheric and space scientists was $90,860 in May 2011. This annual income level is based on an average hourly wage of $43.68 and 2,080 hours of annual work.The median income the occupation was $89,790; half of all workers made more than the median and half earn less.he Bureau of Labor Statistics says that Maryland was the highest paying state for atmospheric scientists who made an average of $112,470, as of May 2011.
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Oh, yeah, so the highest free-standing mountain in the world is Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, at 19,341 (5,895 m.) feet above sea level (ASL). Free-standing means it stands alone and is not part of a mountain range. Usually these are volcanic mountains. The tallest mountain when measured from its base is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, at over 33,000 feet (10,058 m.)-- however its base is many miles below the ocean surface, and only 13,796 feet (4,205 m.) of that is above sea level!