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The estimated total pay for a Geophysicist is $113,313 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $92,272 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $21,041 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Some related job titles are Geology Salaries with median pay of $143,323, Junior Geophysicist Salaries with median pay of $116,133, Research Geophysicist Salaries with median pay of $122,240, Seismic Processing Geophysicist Salaries with median pay of $109,249.
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The national average salary for a Geophysicist is $113,099 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Geophysicist salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 656 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Geophysicist employees.
The highest salary for a Geophysicist in United States is $166,991 per year.
The lowest salary for a Geophysicist in United States is $76,599 per year.
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