Geophysicist Salary in Colorado

How much does a Geophysicist make in Colorado?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Colorado is $109,015 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Geophysicist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,151
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,922 to $117,461
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,732

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,461	$9,788	$2,259	$56
Average	$109,015	$9,085	$2,096	$52
25th Percentile	$98,922	$8,243	$1,902	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Geophysicist Salaries

A Geophysicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Geophysicist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Geophysicist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $101,532
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,256
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $145,274
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $160,492
Expert (over 8 years): $197,267

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$101,532
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$107,256
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$145,274
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$160,492
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$197,267

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How Do Geophysicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Geophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $118,300.
California: $117,851.
Massachusetts: $116,281.

District of Columbia $118,300 California $117,851 Massachusetts $116,281 Washington $115,853 New Jersey $115,810 Alaska $115,661 Connecticut $114,186 New York $113,588

Hawaii $111,675 Rhode Island $110,778 Maryland $110,169 Minnesota $109,336 Colorado $109,015 Illinois $108,908 Oregon $108,502 Delaware $108,203

New Hampshire $108,015 Virginia $107,594 Pennsylvania $106,365 Nevada $105,745 North Dakota $105,542 Michigan $105,222 Wisconsin $105,104 Vermont $104,869

Texas $104,218 Maine $104,175 Arizona $104,111 Ohio $104,036 Georgia $103,053 Indiana $102,561 Wyoming $102,465 Utah $102,316

Iowa $102,252 Kansas $101,739 Louisiana $101,589 North Carolina $101,536 Missouri $101,514 Florida $101,098 Montana $100,873 Nebraska $100,660

Kentucky $100,542 South Carolina $100,115 Tennessee $99,848 Idaho $99,741 New Mexico $98,961 Oklahoma $98,790 Alabama $98,159 South Dakota $97,102

Arkansas $96,525 West Virginia $96,215 Mississippi $95,285

Top Paying Cities for Geophysicists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $106,880
Hygiene: $110,595
Johnstown: $107,118

Glen Haven, CO $106,880 Hygiene, CO $110,595 Johnstown, CO $107,118 Laporte, CO $105,931 Livermore, CO $105,587 Loveland, CO $106,784 Lyons, CO $110,401 Masonville, CO $105,999

Mead, CO $108,335 Milliken, CO $106,970 Niwot, CO $111,463 Red Feather Lakes, CO $105,878 Severance, CO $106,083 Timnath, CO $105,946 Wellington, CO $105,353 Windsor, CO $106,099

Brighton, CO $108,729 Ault, CO $105,897 Briggsdale, CO $105,926 Carr, CO $104,104 Eastlake, CO $109,012 Eaton, CO $106,232 Evans, CO $106,772 Fort Lupton, CO $108,419

Galeton, CO $106,242 Gilcrest, CO $107,356 Gill, CO $106,416 Greeley, CO $106,509 Henderson, CO $108,897 Hudson, CO $108,062 Keenesburg, CO $107,540 Kersey, CO $106,429

La Salle, CO $107,171 Lucerne, CO $106,395 Nunn, CO $105,561 Orchard, CO $105,913 Pierce, CO $105,965 Ohio City, CO $107,054 Parlin, CO $106,551 Penrose, CO $105,620

Pitkin, CO $106,922 Poncha Springs, CO $106,197 Powderhorn, CO $106,329 Rockvale, CO $105,141 Sargents, CO $106,018 Twin Lakes, CO $109,519 Westcliffe, CO $105,200 Wetmore, CO $104,523

Durango, CO $106,627 Cahone, CO $106,364 Cortez, CO $106,284 Dolores, CO $106,537 Dove Creek, CO $106,258 Egnar, CO $106,317 Hesperus, CO $105,695 Lewis, CO $106,552

Mancos, CO $106,282 Marvel, CO $105,692 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $105,732 Pleasant View, CO $106,059 Rico, CO $106,563 Towaoc, CO $105,841 Yellow Jacket, CO $106,425 Montrose, CO $106,961

Austin, CO $107,100 Bedrock, CO $106,290 Cedaredge, CO $107,209 Cory, CO $107,075 Crawford, CO $106,771 Delta, CO $106,959 Eckert, CO $107,127 Hotchkiss, CO $107,061

Lazear, CO $106,981 Naturita, CO $106,506 Norwood, CO $106,548 Nucla, CO $106,670 Olathe, CO $106,842 Ophir, CO $106,663 Ouray, CO $106,646 Paonia, CO $107,552

Paradox, CO $106,349 Placerville, CO $106,565 Redvale, CO $106,598 Ridgway, CO $106,631 Silverton, CO $106,452 Somerset, CO $107,878 Telluride, CO $106,684 Grand Junction, CO $107,620

Platteville, CO $107,594 Roggen, CO $106,484 Weldona, CO $105,662 Wiggins, CO $106,227 Fort Morgan, CO $105,705 Log Lane Village, CO $106,051 Akron, CO $104,939 Amherst, CO $104,602

Atwood, CO $105,306 Brush, CO $105,299 Crook, CO $105,007 Eckley, CO $104,676 Fleming, CO $105,208 Grover, CO $105,125 Haxtun, CO $105,187 Hereford, CO $104,454

Hillrose, CO $105,403 Holyoke, CO $104,868 Idalia, CO $104,343 Iliff, CO $105,283 Julesburg, CO $104,859 Lindon, CO $104,489 Merino, CO $105,398 New Raymer, CO $105,375

Otis, CO $105,033 Ovid, CO $104,895 Padroni, CO $105,016 Paoli, CO $105,188 Peetz, CO $104,987 Sedgwick, CO $104,933 Snyder, CO $105,319 Sterling, CO $105,487

Stoneham, CO $105,380 Vernon, CO $104,442 Woodrow, CO $104,707 Wray, CO $104,650 Yuma, CO $105,001 Anton, CO $104,516 Arapahoe, CO $103,692 Arriba, CO $104,068

Bethune, CO $104,222 Burlington, CO $104,125 Calhan, CO $105,772 Cascade, CO $106,642 Cheyenne Wells, CO $103,843 Cope, CO $104,467 Cripple Creek, CO $106,441 Divide, CO $106,498

Flagler, CO $104,175 Florissant, CO $106,411 Fountain, CO $105,763 Genoa, CO $104,139 Green Mountain Falls, CO $106,615 Guffey, CO $106,297 Hugo, CO $103,501 Joes, CO $104,570

Karval, CO $102,900 Kirk, CO $104,484 Kit Carson, CO $103,713 Limon, CO $104,767 Lake George, CO $106,571 Manitou Springs, CO $106,642 Matheson, CO $104,690 Peyton, CO $106,271

Ramah, CO $104,014 Rush, CO $104,261 Seibert, CO $104,131 Simla, CO $105,166 Stratton, CO $104,235 U S A F Academy, CO $106,636 Victor, CO $106,393 Vona, CO $104,192

Wild Horse, CO $103,513 Woodland Park, CO $106,554 Yoder, CO $104,663 Colorado Springs, CO $106,643 Clifton, CO $107,552 Fruita, CO $107,285 Gateway, CO $106,530 Glade Park, CO $106,898

Loma, CO $107,324 Mack, CO $107,038 Palisade, CO $107,358 Whitewater, CO $106,891 Glenwood Springs, CO $108,657 Dinosaur, CO $106,862 Aspen, CO $110,692 Snowmass Village, CO $110,688

Avon, CO $109,695 Basalt, CO $110,340 Carbondale, CO $109,930 Collbran, CO $107,252 Craig, CO $108,039 De Beque, CO $107,239 Eagle, CO $109,246 Edwards, CO $109,480

Parachute, CO $107,798 Battlement Mesa, CO $107,699 Gypsum, CO $108,702 Hamilton, CO $108,500 Hayden, CO $108,193 Maybell, CO $106,996 Meeker, CO $108,510 Meredith, CO $109,978

Mesa, CO $107,200 Minturn, CO $109,360 Molina, CO $107,136 New Castle, CO $108,282 Rangely, CO $107,297 Red Cliff, CO $109,346 Rifle, CO $108,014 Silt, CO $107,970

Slater, CO $107,526 Snowmass, CO $110,466 Wolcott, CO $109,311 Woody Creek, CO $110,685 Vail, CO $109,829 Pueblo, CO $103,406 Colorado City, CO $104,113 Aguilar, CO $104,567

Arlington, CO $102,726 Avondale, CO $103,682 Beulah, CO $104,119 Boncarbo, CO $104,618 Boone, CO $104,018 Branson, CO $103,762 Campo, CO $103,378 Cheraw, CO $103,577

Crowley, CO $103,798 Eads, CO $103,650 Fort Lyon, CO $103,536 Fowler, CO $103,833 Gardner, CO $104,849 Granada, CO $103,883 Hartman, CO $104,082 Hasty, CO $103,763

Haswell, CO $103,150 Hoehne, CO $104,449 Holly, CO $103,754 Kim, CO $103,656 La Junta, CO $103,723 Lamar, CO $104,039 Las Animas, CO $103,665 La Veta, CO $105,032

Mc Clave, CO $103,780 Manzanola, CO $103,643 Model, CO $103,801 Olney Springs, CO $103,465 Ordway, CO $102,950 Pritchett, CO $103,661 Rocky Ford, CO $103,493 Rye, CO $104,272

Sheridan Lake, CO $103,691 Springfield, CO $103,874 Sugar City, CO $102,675 Swink, CO $103,619 Trinchera, CO $104,002 Trinidad, CO $104,453 Two Buttes, CO $103,868 Vilas, CO $103,852

Walsenburg, CO $104,478 Walsh, CO $103,743 Weston, CO $104,816 Wiley, CO $103,684 Alamosa, CO $105,830 Antonito, CO $105,763 Arboles, CO $105,976 Arvada, CO $109,016

Aurora, CO $108,941 Bayfield, CO $106,274 Broomfield, CO $109,495 Commerce City, CO $108,760 Dupont, CO $108,968 Eldorado Springs, CO $111,562 Lafayette, CO $110,573 Louisville, CO $110,710

Westminster, CO $108,966 Wheat Ridge, CO $108,960 Agate, CO $105,100 Bennett, CO $107,832 Byers, CO $106,545 Castle Rock, CO $107,017 Deer Trail, CO $105,842 Elbert, CO $106,341

Elizabeth, CO $107,237 Englewood, CO $108,941 Franktown, CO $106,946 Kiowa, CO $106,466 Larkspur, CO $106,670 Littleton, CO $108,833 Lone Tree, CO $108,546 Louviers, CO $108,395

Monument, CO $106,565 Palmer Lake, CO $106,576 Parker, CO $108,148 Sedalia, CO $107,071 Strasburg, CO $107,489 Watkins, CO $108,296 Denver, CO $108,929 Thornton, CO $109,015

Boulder, CO $112,101 Golden, CO $108,952 Alma, CO $108,339 Bailey, CO $108,093 Black Hawk, CO $110,041 Bond, CO $109,300 Breckenridge, CO $108,570 Buffalo Creek, CO $107,719

Burns, CO $108,598 Central City, CO $109,422 Clark, CO $107,569 Climax, CO $108,696 Coalmont, CO $107,383 Como, CO $107,017 Conifer, CO $108,374 Cowdrey, CO $106,950

Dillon, CO $108,505 Dumont, CO $109,032 Evergreen, CO $108,763 Empire, CO $108,534 Fairplay, CO $107,116 Fraser, CO $108,657 Frisco, CO $109,175 Georgetown, CO $108,453

Granby, CO $108,367 Grand Lake, CO $108,308 Grant, CO $107,537 Hartsel, CO $106,546 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $108,222 Idaho Springs, CO $108,847 Idledale, CO $108,840 Indian Hills, CO $108,784

Jamestown, CO $111,920 Jefferson, CO $107,312 Kittredge, CO $108,795 Kremmling, CO $108,211 Leadville, CO $108,563 Mc Coy, CO $108,581 Morrison, CO $108,761 Nederland, CO $110,902

Oak Creek, CO $108,388 Parshall, CO $108,854 Phippsburg, CO $108,495 Pine, CO $107,849 Pinecliffe, CO $111,423 Rand, CO $107,391 Rollinsville, CO $110,385 Shawnee, CO $107,824

Silver Plume, CO $107,994 Steamboat Springs, CO $108,186 Tabernash, CO $108,910 Toponas, CO $108,454 Walden, CO $107,231 Ward, CO $110,610 Winter Park, CO $109,050 Yampa, CO $108,601

Silverthorne, CO $109,082 Longmont, CO $110,164 Allenspark, CO $109,664 Estes Park, CO $108,017 Bellvue, CO $106,634 Berthoud, CO $107,941 Dacono, CO $109,200 Drake, CO $106,673

Erie, CO $109,689 Firestone, CO $108,928 Fort Collins, CO $105,874 Frederick, CO $108,933 Blanca, CO $105,455 Capulin, CO $105,997 Center, CO $105,910 Chama, CO $105,094

Chimney Rock, CO $106,021 Chromo, CO $105,310 Conejos, CO $105,697 Creede, CO $106,252 Crestone, CO $105,504 Del Norte, CO $106,021 Fort Garland, CO $105,218 San Luis, CO $104,790

Homelake, CO $105,922 Hooper, CO $105,570 Ignacio, CO $105,817 Jaroso, CO $105,021 La Jara, CO $105,867 Manassa, CO $105,760 Moffat, CO $105,643 Monte Vista, CO $105,985

Mosca, CO $105,437 Pagosa Springs, CO $106,013 Romeo, CO $106,071 Saguache, CO $106,007 Sanford, CO $105,477 San Pablo, CO $104,936 South Fork, CO $106,127 Villa Grove, CO $105,785

Salida, CO $106,201 Almont, CO $108,935 Buena Vista, CO $108,768 Canon City, CO $105,727 Cimarron, CO $106,441 Coal Creek, CO $105,100 Coaldale, CO $105,941 Cotopaxi, CO $105,644

Crested Butte, CO $109,508 Florence, CO $104,935 Monarch, CO $106,423 Granite, CO $108,020 Gunnison, CO $106,523 Hillside, CO $105,604 Howard, CO $106,132 Lake City, CO $106,435

Nathrop, CO $106,520

Geophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Geophysicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$98,922

Average $109,015/year

$117,461

$8,243

Average $9,085/month

$9,788

$1,902

Average $2,096/week

$2,259

$48

Average $52/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,461	$9,788	$2,259	$56
Average	$109,015	$9,085	$2,096	$52
25th Percentile	$98,922	$8,243	$1,902	$48

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