Geophysicist Salary in Iowa

How much does a Geophysicist make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Iowa is $102,258 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,594
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,811 to $110,286
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,210

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,286	$9,190	$2,121	$53
Average	$102,258	$8,522	$1,967	$49
25th Percentile	$92,811	$7,734	$1,785	$45

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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): $95,209
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,586
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $136,227
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,523
Expert (over 8 years): $185,020

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$95,209
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$100,586
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$136,227
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$150,523
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$185,020

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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: $118,308.
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:

West Bend: $99,649
Melvin: $99,358
Milford: $99,781

West Bend, IA $99,649 Melvin, IA $99,358 Milford, IA $99,781 Ocheyedan, IA $99,536 Okoboji, IA $100,153 Royal, IA $99,668 Ruthven, IA $99,674 Spirit Lake, IA $100,060

Superior, IA $100,146 Terril, IA $99,593 Wallingford, IA $99,732 Webb, IA $99,574 Carroll, IA $99,755 Arcadia, IA $99,597 Arthur, IA $99,508 Aspinwall, IA $100,166

Auburn, IA $99,555 Breda, IA $99,581 Charter Oak, IA $99,551 Dedham, IA $99,767 Deloit, IA $99,662 Denison, IA $99,898 Glidden, IA $99,904 Halbur, IA $99,912

Ida Grove, IA $99,489 Irwin, IA $100,136 Kirkman, IA $100,062 Kiron, IA $99,524 Lake City, IA $99,644 Lake View, IA $99,667 Lanesboro, IA $100,055 Lidderdale, IA $99,787

Lohrville, IA $99,768 Manilla, IA $99,957 Manning, IA $99,889 Odebolt, IA $99,599 Ralston, IA $100,365 Ricketts, IA $99,858 Schleswig, IA $99,582 Scranton, IA $100,327

Templeton, IA $99,703 Vail, IA $99,623 Wall Lake, IA $99,627 Westside, IA $99,575 Council Bluffs, IA $101,542 Carter Lake, IA $101,542 Arion, IA $99,750 Avoca, IA $100,767

Blencoe, IA $99,527 Carson, IA $101,031 Crescent, IA $101,538 Defiance, IA $100,073 Dow City, IA $99,965 Dunlap, IA $100,021 Earling, IA $100,193 Elk Horn, IA $100,325

Elliott, IA $100,264 Emerson, IA $100,819 Glenwood, IA $101,259 Griswold, IA $100,464 Hancock, IA $100,904 Harlan, IA $100,474 Hastings, IA $100,909 Henderson, IA $100,979

Honey Creek, IA $101,490 Kimballton, IA $100,201 Lewis, IA $100,367 Little Sioux, IA $100,026 Logan, IA $101,024 Mc Clelland, IA $101,397 Macedonia, IA $101,101 Magnolia, IA $100,939

Malvern, IA $100,976 Marne, IA $100,304 Minden, IA $101,179 Mineola, IA $101,411 Missouri Valley, IA $101,219 Modale, IA $100,973 Mondamin, IA $100,575 Moorhead, IA $99,630

Van Meter, IA $103,763 Van Wert, IA $100,729 Waukee, IA $104,074 Weldon, IA $100,875 West Des Moines, IA $104,561 What Cheer, IA $100,239 Whitten, IA $100,387 Williams, IA $99,823

Williamson, IA $101,930 Winterset, IA $102,855 Wiota, IA $100,032 Woodburn, IA $102,179 Woodward, IA $103,198 Yale, IA $101,445 Zearing, IA $100,751 Des Moines, IA $104,801

Urbandale, IA $104,610 Windsor Heights, IA $104,754 Clive, IA $104,396 Pleasant Hill, IA $104,615 Mason City, IA $99,897 Alexander, IA $99,555 Belmond, IA $99,694 Britt, IA $99,638

Buffalo Center, IA $99,752 Carpenter, IA $100,753 Chapin, IA $100,071 Clear Lake, IA $99,793 Corwith, IA $99,511 Coulter, IA $100,061 Crystal Lake, IA $100,064 Dougherty, IA $99,462

Fertile, IA $99,721 Floyd, IA $99,940 Forest City, IA $99,730 Garner, IA $99,689 Goodell, IA $99,515 Grafton, IA $99,734 Hampton, IA $99,791 Hanlontown, IA $99,599

Joice, IA $99,674 Kanawha, IA $99,554 Kensett, IA $99,594 Klemme, IA $99,602 Lake Mills, IA $99,941 Lakota, IA $99,676 Latimer, IA $99,669 Leland, IA $99,721

Sioux Center, IA $99,098 Neola, IA $101,269 Oakland, IA $100,990 Mount Ayr, IA $99,582 Nodaway, IA $99,752 Orient, IA $100,635 Prescott, IA $99,738 Redding, IA $99,368

Shannon City, IA $100,191 Sharpsburg, IA $99,354 Tingley, IA $100,173 Villisca, IA $100,035 Akron, IA $97,934 Alta, IA $99,698 Alton, IA $99,083 Anthon, IA $97,930

Aurelia, IA $99,451 Battle Creek, IA $99,256 Bronson, IA $97,251 Brunsville, IA $97,827 Calumet, IA $99,933 Castana, IA $99,166 Chatsworth, IA $98,186 Cherokee, IA $99,324

Cleghorn, IA $98,925 Climbing Hill, IA $97,606 Correctionville, IA $98,166 Cushing, IA $98,877 Danbury, IA $99,079 Galva, IA $99,372 Granville, IA $99,064 Hawarden, IA $98,856

Hinton, IA $97,203 Holstein, IA $99,146 Hornick, IA $98,046 Ireton, IA $98,701 Kingsley, IA $97,747 Larrabee, IA $99,349 Lawton, IA $97,160 Le Mars, IA $97,877

Linn Grove, IA $99,567 Mapleton, IA $99,354 Marcus, IA $98,796 Maurice, IA $98,789 Meriden, IA $99,141 Merrill, IA $97,401 Moville, IA $97,536 Onawa, IA $99,382

Orange City, IA $99,234 Oto, IA $98,305 Oyens, IA $98,116 Paullina, IA $99,322 Peterson, IA $99,568 Pierson, IA $98,086 Quimby, IA $98,870 Remsen, IA $98,258

Rodney, IA $98,532 Salix, IA $97,362 Schaller, IA $99,602 Sergeant Bluff, IA $97,056 Sloan, IA $97,881 Smithland, IA $98,412 Sutherland, IA $99,609 Ute, IA $99,561

Washta, IA $98,674 Westfield, IA $97,437 Whiting, IA $98,405 Sioux City, IA $96,937 Sheldon, IA $99,277 Alvord, IA $98,008 Archer, IA $99,306 Ashton, IA $99,107

Boyden, IA $98,967 Doon, IA $98,262 George, IA $98,888 Hospers, IA $99,270 Hull, IA $98,903 Inwood, IA $97,887 Larchwood, IA $97,647 Lester, IA $97,916

Little Rock, IA $99,038 Matlock, IA $99,290 Primghar, IA $99,605 Rock Rapids, IA $98,286 Rock Valley, IA $98,226 Sanborn, IA $99,434 Sibley, IA $99,380 Spencer, IA $99,868

Massena, IA $99,881 Gifford, IA $100,150 Lenox, IA $99,678 Ackworth, IA $103,686 Adair, IA $100,294 Adel, IA $103,393 Albion, IA $100,244 Alden, IA $99,851

Alleman, IA $103,957 Allerton, IA $99,931 Altoona, IA $104,430 Ames, IA $102,717 Anita, IA $99,895 Ankeny, IA $104,363 Atlantic, IA $100,434 Audubon, IA $99,910

Bagley, IA $100,937 Barnes City, IA $100,157 Baxter, IA $102,919 Bayard, IA $100,650 Beaver, IA $101,728 Berwick, IA $104,614 Bevington, IA $103,716 Blairsburg, IA $99,680

Bondurant, IA $104,152 Boone, IA $102,260 Booneville, IA $103,933 Bouton, IA $103,042 Boxholm, IA $101,274 Bradford, IA $100,185 Brayton, IA $100,051 Buckeye, IA $99,934

Bussey, IA $101,213 Cambridge, IA $103,450 Carlisle, IA $104,285 Casey, IA $100,750 Chariton, IA $101,480 Churdan, IA $100,153 Clemons, IA $100,391 Clio, IA $99,812

Colfax, IA $103,483 Collins, IA $103,021 Colo, IA $101,904 Columbia, IA $102,204 Coon Rapids, IA $100,170 Cooper, IA $101,273 Corydon, IA $100,296 Cumming, IA $104,201

Melcher Dallas, IA $102,716 Dallas Center, IA $103,697 Dana, IA $100,885 Davis City, IA $99,687 Dawson, IA $102,357 Decatur, IA $99,947 Derby, IA $101,109 De Soto, IA $103,412

Dexter, IA $102,468 Dows, IA $99,588 Earlham, IA $102,960 Elkhart, IA $103,959 Ellston, IA $100,403 Ellsworth, IA $100,595 Exira, IA $99,962 Ferguson, IA $100,876

Galt, IA $99,493 Garden City, IA $100,899 Garden Grove, IA $100,480 Gibson, IA $100,247 Gilbert, IA $102,245 Gilman, IA $100,524 Grand Junction, IA $101,249 Grand River, IA $100,362

Granger, IA $103,892 Gray, IA $100,119 Grimes, IA $104,202 Grinnell, IA $100,775 Guthrie Center, IA $100,713 Hamilton, IA $101,317 Pacific Junction, IA $101,243 Hamlin, IA $99,814

Little Cedar, IA $100,620 Mc Intire, IA $101,307 Manly, IA $99,680 Meservey, IA $99,546 Nora Springs, IA $99,834 Northwood, IA $100,246 Orchard, IA $99,885 Osage, IA $99,996

Plymouth, IA $99,641 Rake, IA $100,069 Riceville, IA $100,688 Rock Falls, IA $99,835 Rockford, IA $99,731 Rockwell, IA $99,663 Rowan, IA $99,526 Rudd, IA $99,857

Saint Ansgar, IA $100,514 Scarville, IA $99,859 Sheffield, IA $99,628 Stacyville, IA $101,091 Swaledale, IA $99,594 Thompson, IA $99,744 Thornton, IA $99,561 Titonka, IA $99,604

Toeterville, IA $100,884 Ventura, IA $99,656 Wesley, IA $99,547 Woden, IA $99,542 Fort Dodge, IA $100,043 Albert City, IA $99,652 Algona, IA $99,788 Armstrong, IA $99,731

Ayrshire, IA $99,578 Badger, IA $99,682 Bancroft, IA $99,648 Barnum, IA $99,583 Bode, IA $99,596 Bradgate, IA $99,539 Burnside, IA $100,598 Burt, IA $99,581

Callender, IA $100,013 Clare, IA $99,557 Clarion, IA $99,666 Curlew, IA $99,508 Cylinder, IA $99,499 Dakota City, IA $100,195 Dayton, IA $100,773 Dolliver, IA $99,729

Duncombe, IA $100,014 Eagle Grove, IA $99,730 Early, IA $99,608 Emmetsburg, IA $99,747 Farnhamville, IA $100,039 Fenton, IA $99,569 Fonda, IA $99,591 Gilmore City, IA $99,574

Goldfield, IA $99,596 Gowrie, IA $100,323 Harcourt, IA $100,615 Hardy, IA $99,503 Havelock, IA $99,541 Humboldt, IA $99,764 Jolley, IA $99,464 Knierim, IA $99,854

Laurens, IA $99,712 Ledyard, IA $99,792 Lehigh, IA $100,391 Livermore, IA $99,600 Lone Rock, IA $99,550 Lu Verne, IA $99,519 Lytton, IA $99,574 Mallard, IA $99,578

Manson, IA $99,681 Marathon, IA $99,635 Moorland, IA $99,696 Nemaha, IA $99,536 Newell, IA $99,662 Otho, IA $100,231 Ottosen, IA $99,509 Palmer, IA $99,533

Plover, IA $99,899 Pocahontas, IA $99,698 Pomeroy, IA $99,615 Rembrandt, IA $99,631 Renwick, IA $99,562 Ringsted, IA $99,594 Rockwell City, IA $99,646 Rolfe, IA $99,585

Rutland, IA $99,561 Sac City, IA $99,670 Sioux Rapids, IA $99,691 Somers, IA $99,565 Storm Lake, IA $99,882 Swea City, IA $99,760 Thor, IA $99,566 Truesdale, IA $100,090

Varina, IA $100,053 Vincent, IA $99,553 Webster City, IA $100,282 Luana, IA $99,611 Mc Gregor, IA $99,771 Marquette, IA $100,083 Monona, IA $99,765 New Albin, IA $100,293

Ossian, IA $99,661 Postville, IA $99,736 Protivin, IA $99,979 Randalia, IA $99,615 Ridgeway, IA $99,738 Saint Lucas, IA $100,093 Spillville, IA $100,149 Wadena, IA $99,689

Waterville, IA $99,826 Waucoma, IA $99,638 Waukon, IA $99,988 West Union, IA $99,783 Ainsworth, IA $100,151 Alburnett, IA $101,788 Amana, IA $101,657 Anamosa, IA $101,296

Atkins, IA $101,857 Baldwin, IA $100,054 Belle Plaine, IA $100,559 Blairstown, IA $101,115 Brandon, IA $100,118 Brooklyn, IA $100,428 Center Junction, IA $100,660 Center Point, IA $101,473

Central City, IA $101,573 Chelsea, IA $100,193 Clarence, IA $100,409 Clutier, IA $100,126 Coggon, IA $101,116 Prairieburg, IA $101,267 Conroy, IA $101,293 Guernsey, IA $100,483

Deep River, IA $100,373 Delhi, IA $100,461 Dysart, IA $100,008 Elberon, IA $100,164 Ely, IA $102,123 Fairfax, IA $102,068 Garrison, IA $100,262 Harper, IA $100,324

Hartford, IA $103,955 Harvey, IA $101,595 Haverhill, IA $100,793 Hubbard, IA $100,282 Humeston, IA $100,669 Huxley, IA $103,514 Indianola, IA $103,772 Iowa Falls, IA $100,028

Ira, IA $103,186 Jamaica, IA $101,424 Jefferson, IA $101,000 Jewell, IA $100,815 Johnston, IA $104,414 Kamrar, IA $100,301 Kellerton, IA $99,816 Kelley, IA $103,201

Kellogg, IA $101,197 Keswick, IA $100,361 Killduff, IA $102,340 Knoxville, IA $102,577 Hartwick, IA $100,360 Mount Pleasant, IA $99,971 Rome, IA $99,747 Mount Union, IA $99,836

New London, IA $99,961 Oakville, IA $99,974 Olds, IA $100,397 Pilot Grove, IA $100,083 Salem, IA $99,769 Sperry, IA $99,979 Stockport, IA $99,678 Swedesburg, IA $100,051

Wapello, IA $100,166 Wayland, IA $99,958 West Burlington, IA $100,202 West Point, IA $99,774 Saint Paul, IA $100,084 Wever, IA $99,802 Winfield, IA $100,009 Yarmouth, IA $99,843

Andover, IA $100,193 Atalissa, IA $100,399 Bennett, IA $100,434 Bettendorf, IA $100,521 Blue Grass, IA $100,618 Bryant, IA $100,164 Buffalo, IA $100,587 Calamus, IA $100,460

Camanche, IA $100,344 Charlotte, IA $100,242 Clinton, IA $100,253 Columbus City, IA $100,649 Columbus Junction, IA $100,163 Conesville, IA $100,218 De Witt, IA $100,392 Dixon, IA $100,550

Donahue, IA $100,600 Durant, IA $100,511 Eldridge, IA $100,691 Fruitland, IA $100,298 Goose Lake, IA $100,211 Grand Mound, IA $100,424 Grandview, IA $100,229 Le Claire, IA $100,444

Letts, IA $100,182 Lone Tree, IA $100,424 Long Grove, IA $100,552 Low Moor, IA $100,335 Mc Causland, IA $100,450 Montpelier, IA $100,545 Moscow, IA $100,408 Muscatine, IA $100,370

New Liberty, IA $100,486 Nichols, IA $100,267 Pleasant Valley, IA $100,420 Princeton, IA $100,438 Stockton, IA $100,573 Teeds Grove, IA $100,158 Tipton, IA $100,476 Walcott, IA $100,690

Welton, IA $100,333 West Liberty, IA $100,396 Wheatland, IA $100,397 Wilton, IA $100,445 Davenport, IA $101,414 Hiawatha, IA $102,194 Hills, IA $100,869 Homestead, IA $101,526

Hopkinton, IA $100,891 Iowa City, IA $101,027 Coralville, IA $101,449 Kalona, IA $100,810 Keota, IA $100,358 Keystone, IA $100,523 Ladora, IA $100,794 Langworthy, IA $100,966

Lisbon, IA $101,556 Lost Nation, IA $100,313 Lowden, IA $100,396 Luzerne, IA $100,823 Marengo, IA $101,100 Marion, IA $102,061 Martelle, IA $101,584 Mechanicsville, IA $101,157

Middle Amana, IA $101,623 Millersburg, IA $101,192 Monmouth, IA $100,080 Monticello, IA $100,837 Morley, IA $101,234 Mount Auburn, IA $100,111 Mount Vernon, IA $101,910 Newhall, IA $101,555

North English, IA $100,726 North Liberty, IA $101,758 Norway, IA $101,788 Oakdale, IA $101,463 Olin, IA $100,861 Onslow, IA $100,230 Oxford, IA $101,503 Oxford Junction, IA $100,262

Palo, IA $101,962 Parnell, IA $101,169 Quasqueton, IA $100,358 Riverside, IA $100,568 Robins, IA $102,127 Rowley, IA $100,308 Ryan, IA $100,834 Shellsburg, IA $101,626

Solon, IA $101,707 South Amana, IA $101,408 South English, IA $100,558 Springville, IA $101,786 Stanwood, IA $100,712 Swisher, IA $101,938 Tama, IA $100,323 Morning Sun, IA $100,017

Lacona, IA $102,768 Lamoni, IA $99,739 Laurel, IA $100,931 Le Grand, IA $100,769 Leighton, IA $101,158 Leon, IA $100,304 Liberty Center, IA $102,995 Linden, IA $102,485

Lineville, IA $99,675 Liscomb, IA $100,189 Lorimor, IA $101,475 Lovilia, IA $101,140 Lucas, IA $102,331 Luther, IA $102,903 Lynnville, IA $101,231 Mc Callsburg, IA $100,856

Macksburg, IA $101,292 Madrid, IA $103,283 Malcom, IA $100,168 Marshalltown, IA $100,517 Martensdale, IA $103,887 Maxwell, IA $103,487 Melbourne, IA $101,514 Menlo, IA $101,067

Millerton, IA $100,903 Milo, IA $103,329 Minburn, IA $103,172 Mingo, IA $103,383 Mitchellville, IA $104,001 Monroe, IA $103,094 Montezuma, IA $100,409 Montour, IA $100,236

Murray, IA $101,271 Nevada, IA $102,609 New Providence, IA $100,157 New Sharon, IA $100,713 Newton, IA $102,715 New Virginia, IA $102,980 Norwalk, IA $104,352 Ogden, IA $101,600

Osceola, IA $101,628 Otley, IA $102,789 Panora, IA $101,635 Paton, IA $100,616 Patterson, IA $103,460 Pella, IA $101,796 Perry, IA $102,664 Peru, IA $102,661

Pilot Mound, IA $101,072 Pleasantville, IA $103,362 Polk City, IA $103,950 Popejoy, IA $100,018 Prairie City, IA $103,630 Prole, IA $103,845 Radcliffe, IA $100,403 Randall, IA $101,349

Reasnor, IA $102,529 Redfield, IA $102,688 Rhodes, IA $102,735 Rippey, IA $101,423 Roland, IA $101,241 Runnells, IA $104,116 Russell, IA $100,933 Saint Anthony, IA $100,475

Saint Charles, IA $103,407 Saint Marys, IA $103,551 Searsboro, IA $100,790 Sheldahl, IA $103,593 Slater, IA $103,695 Stanhope, IA $100,864 State Center, IA $100,973 Story City, IA $101,315

Stratford, IA $100,884 Stuart, IA $101,501 Sully, IA $101,525 Swan, IA $103,745 Thayer, IA $100,884 Thornburg, IA $100,690 Tracy, IA $101,333 Truro, IA $102,711

Union, IA $100,145 Whittemore, IA $99,629 Woolstock, IA $99,577 Ackley, IA $99,800 Allison, IA $99,594 Alta Vista, IA $99,909 Aplington, IA $99,605 Aredale, IA $99,540

Arlington, IA $99,770 Aurora, IA $99,900 Austinville, IA $99,602 Beaman, IA $99,955 Bristow, IA $99,583 Buckingham, IA $99,794 Cedar Falls, IA $99,544 Charles City, IA $100,004

Clarksville, IA $99,591 Colwell, IA $100,342 Conrad, IA $99,959 Denver, IA $99,655 Dewar, IA $99,786 Dike, IA $99,638 Dumont, IA $99,655 Dunkerton, IA $99,747

Eldora, IA $100,114 Elma, IA $99,805 Fairbank, IA $99,741 Fredericksburg, IA $99,654 Frederika, IA $99,566 Garwin, IA $100,206 Geneva, IA $99,612 Gilbertville, IA $99,819

Gladbrook, IA $99,926 Greene, IA $99,619 Grundy Center, IA $99,748 Hazleton, IA $99,837 Holland, IA $99,625 Hudson, IA $99,759 Independence, IA $99,974 Ionia, IA $99,622

Janesville, IA $99,597 Jesup, IA $99,821 Kesley, IA $99,598 Lamont, IA $99,933 La Porte City, IA $99,848 Lincoln, IA $99,838 Marble Rock, IA $99,627 Masonville, IA $100,557

Maynard, IA $99,746 Morrison, IA $99,695 Nashua, IA $99,557 New Hampton, IA $99,968 New Hartford, IA $99,600 North Washington, IA $99,991 Oelwein, IA $99,771 Oran, IA $99,719

Toddville, IA $101,976 Toledo, IA $100,134 Troy Mills, IA $101,063 Urbana, IA $100,956 Van Horne, IA $101,053 Victor, IA $100,601 Vining, IA $100,537 Vinton, IA $100,737

Viola, IA $101,799 Walford, IA $101,914 Walker, IA $100,898 Washington, IA $100,329 Watkins, IA $101,524 Webster, IA $100,395 Wellman, IA $100,661 West Branch, IA $100,818

West Chester, IA $100,342 Williamsburg, IA $101,191 Wyoming, IA $100,313 Cedar Rapids, IA $102,237 Ottumwa, IA $99,999 Agency, IA $99,902 Albia, IA $100,595 Batavia, IA $99,734

Beacon, IA $101,109 Birmingham, IA $99,727 Blakesburg, IA $99,870 Bloomfield, IA $99,711 West Grove, IA $99,613 Brighton, IA $99,921 Cantril, IA $99,604 Cedar, IA $100,111

Centerville, IA $99,790 Chillicothe, IA $100,373 Cincinnati, IA $99,600 Delta, IA $99,970 Douds, IA $99,682 Drakesville, IA $99,681 Eddyville, IA $100,420 Eldon, IA $99,826

Exline, IA $99,611 Fairfield, IA $99,952 Floris, IA $99,703 Fremont, IA $100,067 Hayesville, IA $100,353 Hedrick, IA $99,747 Keosauqua, IA $99,724 Kirkville, IA $100,226

Libertyville, IA $99,790 Martinsburg, IA $100,171 Melrose, IA $100,715 Milton, IA $99,676 Moravia, IA $100,091 Moulton, IA $99,605 Mount Sterling, IA $99,499 Mystic, IA $100,119

Ollie, IA $99,995 Oskaloosa, IA $100,862 Packwood, IA $99,738 Plano, IA $100,122 Promise City, IA $100,230 Pulaski, IA $99,679 Richland, IA $100,026 Rose Hill, IA $100,097

Selma, IA $99,656 Seymour, IA $99,797 Sigourney, IA $100,276 Udell, IA $99,553 Unionville, IA $99,586 University Park, IA $101,027 Burlington, IA $100,243 Argyle, IA $99,670

Bonaparte, IA $99,703 Crawfordsville, IA $99,998 Danville, IA $99,906 Denmark, IA $100,137 Donnellson, IA $99,757 Farmington, IA $99,678 Fort Madison, IA $100,042 Hillsboro, IA $99,663

Houghton, IA $100,121 Keokuk, IA $100,035 Lockridge, IA $99,753 Mediapolis, IA $100,099 Middletown, IA $99,818 Montrose, IA $99,831 Lime Springs, IA $100,681 Panama, IA $100,607

Persia, IA $100,997 Pisgah, IA $100,276 Portsmouth, IA $100,794 Red Oak, IA $100,538 Shelby, IA $100,906 Silver City, IA $101,293 Soldier, IA $99,580 Stanton, IA $100,196

Treynor, IA $101,345 Underwood, IA $101,467 Walnut, IA $100,538 Westphalia, IA $100,503 Woodbine, IA $100,719 Shenandoah, IA $100,303 Blanchard, IA $99,715 Braddyville, IA $99,544

Clarinda, IA $99,961 Coin, IA $99,841 College Springs, IA $100,051 Essex, IA $100,207 Farragut, IA $100,162 Hamburg, IA $100,009 Imogene, IA $100,531 New Market, IA $99,690

Northboro, IA $99,826 Percival, IA $100,401 Randolph, IA $100,583 Riverton, IA $100,096 Shambaugh, IA $100,198 Sidney, IA $100,464 Tabor, IA $100,788 Thurman, IA $100,695

Yorktown, IA $100,303 Dubuque, IA $100,325 Tiffin, IA $101,525 Andrew, IA $100,614 Bellevue, IA $100,129 Bernard, IA $100,006 Cascade, IA $100,352 Colesburg, IA $99,892

Delaware, IA $100,677 Delmar, IA $100,276 Dundee, IA $99,986 Durango, IA $99,961 Dyersville, IA $100,369 Earlville, IA $100,258 Edgewood, IA $99,949 Elkader, IA $99,692

Elkport, IA $99,701 Epworth, IA $100,198 Farley, IA $100,258 Farmersburg, IA $99,618 Garber, IA $99,701 Garnavillo, IA $99,717 Greeley, IA $99,988 Guttenberg, IA $99,842

Holy Cross, IA $99,893 La Motte, IA $100,024 Luxemburg, IA $100,371 Manchester, IA $100,391 Maquoketa, IA $100,235 Miles, IA $100,054 New Vienna, IA $99,980 North Buena Vista, IA $99,863

Peosta, IA $100,178 Preston, IA $100,164 Sabula, IA $100,133 Saint Donatus, IA $100,338 Saint Olaf, IA $99,566 Sherrill, IA $99,832 Spragueville, IA $100,009 Springbrook, IA $100,358

Strawberry Point, IA $99,872 Volga, IA $99,697 Worthington, IA $100,319 Zwingle, IA $99,936 Decorah, IA $100,194 Calmar, IA $99,693 Castalia, IA $99,555 Chester, IA $101,321

Clermont, IA $99,696 Cresco, IA $100,210 Dorchester, IA $100,228 Elgin, IA $99,677 Fayette, IA $99,784 Fort Atkinson, IA $99,664 Harpers Ferry, IA $99,812 Hawkeye, IA $99,637

Highlandville, IA $100,483 Lansing, IA $100,113 Lawler, IA $99,689 Parkersburg, IA $99,611 Plainfield, IA $99,582 Raymond, IA $99,820 Readlyn, IA $99,684 Reinbeck, IA $99,706

Shell Rock, IA $99,601 Stanley, IA $99,852 Steamboat Rock, IA $99,944 Stout, IA $99,615 Sumner, IA $99,592 Traer, IA $99,894 Tripoli, IA $99,606 Waverly, IA $99,603

Wellsburg, IA $99,763 Westgate, IA $99,711 Winthrop, IA $100,236 Waterloo, IA $99,865 Evansdale, IA $99,838 Creston, IA $100,549 Afton, IA $100,837 Arispe, IA $100,839

Bedford, IA $99,422 Benton, IA $99,356 Blockton, IA $99,290 Bridgewater, IA $99,706 Carbon, IA $100,158 Clearfield, IA $99,431 Corning, IA $99,814 Cromwell, IA $100,566

Cumberland, IA $100,056 Diagonal, IA $99,709 Fontanelle, IA $100,257 Grant, IA $100,583 Gravity, IA $99,516 Greenfield, IA $100,929 Arnolds Park, IA $100,204 Dickens, IA $99,575

Estherville, IA $99,885 Everly, IA $99,630 Fostoria, IA $100,140 Gillett Grove, IA $99,917 Graettinger, IA $99,651 Greenville, IA $99,613 Gruver, IA $99,841 Harris, IA $99,649

Hartley, IA $99,650 Lake Park, IA $99,785

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

$92,811

Average $102,258/year

$110,286

$7,734

Average $8,522/month

$9,190

$1,785

Average $1,967/week

$2,121

$45

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,286	$9,190	$2,121	$53
Average	$102,258	$8,522	$1,967	$49
25th Percentile	$92,811	$7,734	$1,785	$45

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