Geophysicist salaries
176 H-1B & PERM records for "Geophysicist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$125454
Average Salary
$33592
Minimum
$240000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngloGold Ashanti North America, Inc. | Principal Geophysicist | Greenwood Village, CO | $137565 | H-1B | Oct 6, 2023 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | Senior Processing Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $137232 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2014 |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | Geophysicist II | Denver, CO | $135000 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2021 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $134112 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2013 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | SENIOR EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICIST | HOUSTON, TX | $132800 - $225800 | H-1B | Apr 18, 2012 |
| SHELL OIL COMPANY | Exploration Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $132000 - $162000 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Shell Exploration and Production Company | Geophysicist | Houston, TX | $131800 | Green Card | Oct 10, 2019 |
| ROCK SOLID IMAGES, INC. | Senior Geophysicist (Seismic)/ Pemex Project Mana… | HOUSTON, TX | $130000 | Green Card | Jul 15, 2014 |
| TRICON GEOPHYSICS, INC. | Depth Imaging Geophysicist | DENVER, CO | $130000 | Green Card | Mar 31, 2015 |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | RESEARCH GEOPHYSICIST | HOUSTON, TX | $130000 | H-1B | May 9, 2012 |
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP | Staff Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $129800 | Green Card | Jul 24, 2019 |
| SHELL OIL COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $129700 | Green Card | May 15, 2015 |
| ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Geophysicist - Gulf of Mexico | THE WOODLANDS, TX | $129522 - $154800 | Green Card | May 28, 2015 |
| SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Senior Geophysicist II | HOUSTON, TX | $129522 | Green Card | Apr 21, 2015 |
| TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY | Senior Processing Geophysicist I | HOUSTON, TX | $129522 | Green Card | Nov 16, 2015 |
| EMGS AMERICAS, INC. | Senior Geophysicist I | HOUSTON, TX | $129522 - $144522 | Green Card | Jul 2, 2015 |
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP | Staff Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $128900 | Green Card | Dec 8, 2017 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | Exploration Geophysicists | IRVING, TX | $127500 - $216700 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2015 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | Exploration Geophysicists | IRVING, TX | $127500 - $216700 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2015 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | Exploration Geophysicists | IRVING, TX | $127500 - $216700 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2015 |
| BARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. | CHIEF GEOPHYSICIST | ELKO, NV | $127200 - $190800 | H-1B | Oct 3, 2011 |
| BARRICK GOLD OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. | CHIEF GEOPHYSICIST | ELKO, NV | $127200 - $190800 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2011 |
| NOBLE ENERGY INC. | Geophysicist III | HOUSTON, TX | $125950 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2018 |
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP | Geophysicist Staff | HOUSTON, TX | $125000 | Green Card | Dec 18, 2015 |
| SHELL OIL COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $124900 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2014 |
| JAGUAR EXPLORATION INC | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $124862 | Green Card | Sep 4, 2014 |
| JAGUAR EXPLORATION INC | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $124862 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2014 |
| CGGVERITAS SERVICES (US) INC. | Senior Staff Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $124862 - $135600 | Green Card | Jul 1, 2014 |
| IN-DEPTH GEOPHYSICAL, INC | Sr. Computational Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $124862 | Green Card | Aug 11, 2014 |
| TerraSond Limited | Lead Geophysicist | $124446 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2024 | |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $123720 | Green Card | May 30, 2014 |
| NOBLE ENERGY INC. | Development Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $122950 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2016 |
| Magseis FF LLC | Operations Geophysicist | $122338 - $136027 | Green Card | Jan 5, 2024 | |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Senior Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $120619 | Green Card | Apr 23, 2014 |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Senior Research Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $120619 | Green Card | May 8, 2014 |
| ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Senior Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $120619 | Green Card | Apr 24, 2014 |
| TOTAL EP AMERICAS, LLC | SENIOR DRO GEOPHYSICIST | HOUSTON, TX | $120349 - $130000 | Green Card | Apr 6, 2021 |
| MicroSeismic, Inc. | STAFF GEOPHYSICIST | HOUSTON, TX | $120349 | Green Card | Apr 2, 2020 |
| TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY | Advanced Processing Geophysicist I | HOUSTON, TX | $120182 | Green Card | Oct 14, 2016 |
| TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY | Advanced Processing Geophysicist I | HOUSTON, TX | $120182 | Green Card | Oct 18, 2016 |
| GX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Senior Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $120182 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2015 |
| SHELL OIL COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $119800 | Green Card | Oct 1, 2014 |
| SHELL OIL COMPANY | Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $119800 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Petro-Hunt LLC | Geophysicist | Dallas, TX | $119000 | Green Card | Dec 8, 2014 |
| TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company | Senior Processing Geophysicist I | Houston, TX | $117986 | H-1B | 2025 |
| Teck Alaska Incorporated | Principal Geophysicist, Exploration - The Americas | Kotzebue, AK | $117960 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2021 |
| NOBLE ENERGY INC. | Geophysicist III | Houston, TX | $117000 | Green Card | Jul 1, 2019 |
| SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Geophysicist - Inversion | HOUSTON, TX | $112500 - $115000 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2013 |
| LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… | GEOPHYSICIST | LIVERMORE, CA | $112020 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2013 |
| NOBLE ENERGY INC. | Rock Properties and Reservoir Geophysicist | HOUSTON, TX | $111717 | Green Card | Jun 4, 2013 |
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