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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.
Geoscientists, including paleontologists, had an average annual salary of $97,700 as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).eoscientists 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.