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How much does a Paleontologist make? According to the US Department of Labor the median annual earnings of paleontologist is $72,660 and the middle 50 percent earn between $51,860 and $100,650. The bottom ten percent earned less than $39,740 and the highest 10 percent more than $135,950.
Paleontologists with doctorates earn $50,000 to $80,000 over a full year when working in industry and government, according to the society. Geoscientists working in oil and gas extraction earn the most, $139,390 a year on average, according to the BLS.Given the high pay for working in oil and gas extraction, most geoscientists work in Texas, where they earned an average annual salary of $130,200 as of May 2011, according to BLS research.eoscientists, including paleontologists, had an average annual salary of $97,700 as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).