Geophysicist Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Geophysicist make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Connecticut is $114,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $131,320
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,644 to $123,158
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,039

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,158	$10,263	$2,368	$59
Average	$114,194	$9,516	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$103,644	$8,637	$1,993	$50

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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): $106,321
Early Career (1-2 years): $112,327
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $152,128
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $168,092
Expert (over 8 years): $206,616

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$106,321
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$112,327
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$152,128
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$168,092
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$206,616

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What Am I Worth?

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: $118,308.
California: $117,859.
Massachusetts: $116,288.

District of Columbia $118,308 California $117,859 Massachusetts $116,288 Washington $115,861 New Jersey $115,818 Alaska $115,668 Connecticut $114,194 New York $113,595

Hawaii $111,683 Rhode Island $110,785 Maryland $110,176 Minnesota $109,343 Colorado $109,022 Illinois $108,915 Oregon $108,509 Delaware $108,210

New Hampshire $108,022 Virginia $107,601 Pennsylvania $106,372 Nevada $105,752 North Dakota $105,549 Michigan $105,229 Wisconsin $105,111 Vermont $104,876

Texas $104,224 Maine $104,182 Arizona $104,118 Ohio $104,043 Georgia $103,060 Indiana $102,568 Wyoming $102,472 Utah $102,322

Iowa $102,258 Kansas $101,745 Louisiana $101,596 North Carolina $101,542 Missouri $101,521 Florida $101,104 Montana $100,880 Nebraska $100,666

Kentucky $100,549 South Carolina $100,121 Tennessee $99,854 Idaho $99,747 New Mexico $98,967 Oklahoma $98,796 Alabama $98,166 South Dakota $97,108

Arkansas $96,531 West Virginia $96,221 Mississippi $95,292

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:

Old Mystic: $112,383
Oneco: $112,093
Avon: $112,597

Old Mystic, CT $112,383 Oneco, CT $112,093 Avon, CT $112,597 Bloomfield, CT $112,662 Windsor, CT $112,665 Bristol, CT $112,653 Burlington, CT $112,647 Broad Brook, CT $112,035

Canaan, CT $112,112 Canton, CT $112,543 Canton Center, CT $112,510 Colebrook, CT $112,116 Collinsville, CT $112,534 East Berlin, CT $112,473 East Canaan, CT $112,238 East Glastonbury, CT $112,663

East Granby, CT $112,050 East Hartland, CT $111,764 East Windsor Hill, CT $112,577 Ellington, CT $111,791 Farmington, CT $112,476 Falls Village, CT $112,496 Glastonbury, CT $112,667 Granby, CT $111,821

Berlin, CT $112,465 Lakeville, CT $112,592 Manchester, CT $112,653 Bolton, CT $112,508 New Britain, CT $112,431 New Hartford, CT $112,627 Norfolk, CT $112,392 North Canton, CT $112,425

North Granby, CT $111,491 Pine Meadow, CT $112,527 Plainville, CT $112,473 Barkhamsted, CT $112,301 Poquonock, CT $112,577 Riverton, CT $112,164 Vernon Rockville, CT $112,355 Rocky Hill, CT $112,541

Salisbury, CT $111,836 Sharon, CT $113,445 Simsbury, CT $112,498 Somers, CT $110,871 Somersville, CT $110,849 South Glastonbury, CT $112,637 South Windsor, CT $112,620 North Windham, CT $112,357

Pomfret Center, CT $112,238 Putnam, CT $112,174 Quinebaug, CT $112,208 Rogers, CT $112,170 Scotland, CT $112,362 South Willington, CT $112,079 South Windham, CT $112,386 South Woodstock, CT $112,227

Storrs Mansfield, CT $112,295 Thompson, CT $112,197 Ashford, CT $112,099 Willington, CT $112,064 Windham, CT $112,369 Woodstock, CT $112,195 Woodstock Valley, CT $112,149 New London, CT $112,388

Baltic, CT $112,361 Canterbury, CT $112,314 Central Village, CT $112,226 East Lyme, CT $112,424 Bozrah, CT $112,374 Gales Ferry, CT $112,381 Gilman, CT $112,397 Mashantucket, CT $112,369

Ledyard, CT $112,378 Groton, CT $112,387 Hanover, CT $112,360 Jewett City, CT $112,355 Montville, CT $112,385 Moosup, CT $112,171 Mystic, CT $112,382 Niantic, CT $112,418

North Stonington, CT $112,327 Norwich, CT $112,356 Preston, CT $112,356 Oakdale, CT $112,415 Old Lyme, CT $112,633 Stafford, CT $111,605 Stafford Springs, CT $111,660 Staffordville, CT $111,499

Suffield, CT $110,765 Taconic, CT $112,246 Tariffville, CT $112,299 Enfield, CT $110,741 Tolland, CT $112,023 Unionville, CT $112,571 East Windsor, CT $111,890 Weatogue, CT $112,603

West Granby, CT $112,060 West Hartland, CT $111,805 West Simsbury, CT $112,484 West Suffield, CT $110,784 Winchester Center, CT $112,496 Windsor Locks, CT $111,893 Winsted, CT $112,485 Hartford, CT $112,762

West Hartford, CT $112,666 East Hartford, CT $112,753 Wethersfield, CT $112,660 Newington, CT $112,453 Plainfield, CT $112,274 Quaker Hill, CT $112,388 South Lyme, CT $112,493 Sterling, CT $112,064

Stonington, CT $112,359 Pawcatuck, CT $112,298 Taftville, CT $112,356 Uncasville, CT $112,381 Versailles, CT $112,350 Voluntown, CT $112,268 Waterford, CT $112,390 Wauregan, CT $112,217

West Mystic, CT $112,384 Yantic, CT $112,363 Ansonia, CT $114,629 Beacon Falls, CT $114,323 Botsford, CT $116,430 Branford, CT $113,553 Cheshire, CT $113,343 Centerbrook, CT $112,982

Chester, CT $112,982 Clinton, CT $113,474 Cobalt, CT $112,674 Colchester, CT $112,565 Cromwell, CT $112,535 Deep River, CT $113,048 Derby, CT $115,152 Killingworth, CT $113,331

Salem, CT $112,481 Durham, CT $113,054 East Haddam, CT $112,730 East Hampton, CT $112,710 Essex, CT $112,883 Guilford, CT $113,654 Haddam, CT $112,946 Hadlyme, CT $112,790

Hawleyville, CT $116,137 Higganum, CT $112,974 Ivoryton, CT $113,005 Madison, CT $113,516 Marion, CT $113,032 Marlborough, CT $112,639 Meriden, CT $112,731 Middlefield, CT $112,814

Middle Haddam, CT $112,752 Middletown, CT $112,683 Milford, CT $116,764 Milldale, CT $112,850 Monroe, CT $117,929 Moodus, CT $112,760 Newtown, CT $116,364 North Branford, CT $113,520

Northford, CT $113,501 North Haven, CT $113,416 North Westchester, CT $112,555 Old Saybrook, CT $112,928 Orange, CT $113,941 Oxford, CT $115,225 Plantsville, CT $112,843 Portland, CT $112,625

Rockfall, CT $112,688 Sandy Hook, CT $116,262 Seymour, CT $114,690 Shelton, CT $117,562 South Britain, CT $115,648 Southbury, CT $115,609 Southington, CT $112,550 Stevenson, CT $118,179

Wallingford, CT $113,306 Stratford, CT $119,811 Westbrook, CT $113,210 New Haven, CT $113,253 East Haven, CT $113,307 Hamden, CT $113,406 West Haven, CT $113,352 Bethany, CT $113,835

Woodbridge, CT $113,591 Willimantic, CT $112,387 Abington, CT $112,223 Amston, CT $112,504 Andover, CT $112,455 Ballouville, CT $112,126 Brooklyn, CT $112,222 Chaplin, CT $112,319

Columbia, CT $112,466 Coventry, CT $112,395 Danielson, CT $112,089 Dayville, CT $112,094 Eastford, CT $112,173 East Killingly, CT $111,982 East Woodstock, CT $112,214 Fabyan, CT $112,215

Grosvenor Dale, CT $112,216 Hampton, CT $112,281 Hebron, CT $112,525 Lebanon, CT $112,425 Mansfield Center, CT $112,327 Mansfield Depot, CT $112,331 North Franklin, CT $112,374 North Grosvenordale, CT $112,223

Pomfret, CT $112,231 Bridgeport, CT $120,123 Trumbull, CT $119,478 Easton, CT $119,410 Waterbury, CT $113,711 Prospect, CT $113,682 Wolcott, CT $113,050 Bantam, CT $114,118

Bethlehem, CT $114,369 Cornwall, CT $113,574 Cornwall Bridge, CT $114,233 Gaylordsville, CT $115,269 Goshen, CT $113,287 Kent, CT $114,463 Lakeside, CT $114,244 Litchfield, CT $113,709

Middlebury, CT $114,505 Morris, CT $114,058 Naugatuck, CT $114,219 New Milford, CT $115,616 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $114,667 Northfield, CT $113,328 Oakville, CT $113,791 Pequabuck, CT $112,919

Plymouth, CT $113,290 Roxbury, CT $115,531 Sherman, CT $115,751 South Kent, CT $114,726 Terryville, CT $113,005 Thomaston, CT $113,463 Torrington, CT $112,967 Harwinton, CT $112,998

Washington, CT $114,911 Washington Depot, CT $114,987 Watertown, CT $113,949 West Cornwall, CT $113,228 Woodbury, CT $114,841 Bethel, CT $116,272 Brookfield, CT $116,087 Cos Cob, CT $121,153

Danbury, CT $116,104 New Fairfield, CT $116,105 Darien, CT $121,118 Fairfield, CT $120,051 Georgetown, CT $119,092 Greenwich, CT $121,062 Greens Farms, CT $119,982 New Canaan, CT $120,611

Norwalk, CT $120,689 Old Greenwich, CT $121,154 Redding Center, CT $117,958 Redding Ridge, CT $117,958 Ridgefield, CT $116,921 Riverside, CT $121,148 Westport, CT $119,983 Weston, CT $119,491

Southport, CT $120,024 Redding, CT $117,694 Wilton, CT $119,611 Stamford, CT $121,182 Bridgewater, CT $115,925

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 July 01, 2026

$103,644

Average $114,194/year

$123,158

$8,637

Average $9,516/month

$10,263

$1,993

Average $2,196/week

$2,368

$50

Average $55/hour

$59

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,158	$10,263	$2,368	$59
Average	$114,194	$9,516	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$103,644	$8,637	$1,993	$50

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