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DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST salaries

27 H-1B & PERM records for "DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$124242

Average Salary

$94000

Minimum

$168000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $168000 H-1B Jul 20, 2011
AFREN USA, INC. DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST THE WOODLANDS, TX $161000 H-1B Mar 20, 2014
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $156000 H-1B Aug 4, 2011
SM ENERGY COMPANY DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $150000 H-1B Dec 28, 2015
SM Energy Company Development Geologist Denver, CO $150000 Green Card May 8, 2015
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $150000 H-1B Nov 4, 2009
CHEVRON CORPORATION BLOCK 14 SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $148400 H-1B Oct 1, 2009
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST LONG BEACH, CA $144900 H-1B Mar 13, 2018
KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST DALLAS, TX $140520 H-1B May 29, 2015
NORTHERN STAR (POGO) LLC Senior Development Geologist Fairbanks, AK $133162 - $133210 E-3 Nov 9, 2020
CHEVRON CORPORATION GREATER TAKULA AREA DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $127800 H-1B Jun 7, 2011
CHEVRON CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST BAKERSFIELD, CA $123000 H-1B Feb 27, 2013
TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC. DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST THE WOODLANDS, TX $121000 - $131000 H-1B Aug 5, 2011
SANDRIDGE OPERATING COMPANY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $120000 - $190000 H-1B Dec 8, 2009
SANDRIDGE OPERATING COMPANY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $120000 - $190000 H-1B Dec 2, 2009
CHEVRON CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST LAFAYETTE, LA $112000 H-1B May 2, 2011
CHEVRON CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST LAFAYETTE, LA $111300 H-1B Aug 8, 2009
CHEVRON CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST LAFAYETTE, LA $111300 H-1B Sep 2, 2009
NEWMONT INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED CHIEF DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO $108100 - $189300 H-1B Jul 31, 2014
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS CORPORATION SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST BAKERSFIELD, CA $106000 H-1B Aug 9, 2010
Kosmos Energy, LLC Development Geologist Dallas, TX $104000 - $114000 Green Card Jul 10, 2015
Northern Star (POGO) LLC SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST FAIRBANKS, AK $101691 E-3 Sep 10, 2022
NEWMONT INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED CHIEF DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO $101600 - $152400 H-1B Oct 31, 2011
NORTHERN STAR (POGO) LLC SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST FAIRBANKS, AK $97989 - $110318 E-3 Nov 13, 2018
NORTHERN STAR (POGO) LLC SENIOR DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST Fairbanks, AK $97989 - $133210 E-3 Dec 11, 2018
NORTHERN STAR (POGO) LLC Senior Development Geologist Fairbanks, AK $94786 - $118500 E-3 Dec 9, 2020
THYSSEN PETROLEUM PANTHER DOME LLC DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $94000 H-1B Jul 15, 2013
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