Geophysicist Salary in Iowa

How much does a Geophysicist make in Iowa?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Iowa is $102,224 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): $117,519
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,766 to $110,230
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,154

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,230	$9,186	$2,120	$53
Average	$102,224	$8,519	$1,966	$49
25th Percentile	$92,766	$7,730	$1,784	$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): $95,159
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,555
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $136,161
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,501
Expert (over 8 years): $185,002

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$95,159
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$100,555
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$136,161
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$150,501
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$185,002

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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: $118,268.
California: $117,819.
Massachusetts: $116,249.

District of Columbia $118,268 California $117,819 Massachusetts $116,249 Washington $115,822 New Jersey $115,779 Alaska $115,629 Connecticut $114,155 New York $113,557

Hawaii $111,645 Rhode Island $110,748 Maryland $110,139 Minnesota $109,306 Colorado $108,985 Illinois $108,879 Oregon $108,473 Delaware $108,174

New Hampshire $107,986 Virginia $107,565 Pennsylvania $106,336 Nevada $105,717 North Dakota $105,514 Michigan $105,193 Wisconsin $105,076 Vermont $104,841

Texas $104,189 Maine $104,147 Arizona $104,082 Ohio $104,008 Georgia $103,025 Indiana $102,534 Wyoming $102,438 Utah $102,288

Iowa $102,224 Kansas $101,711 Louisiana $101,562 North Carolina $101,508 Missouri $101,487 Florida $101,070 Montana $100,846 Nebraska $100,632

Kentucky $100,515 South Carolina $100,088 Tennessee $99,820 Idaho $99,714 New Mexico $98,934 Oklahoma $98,763 Alabama $98,133 South Dakota $97,075

Arkansas $96,498 West Virginia $96,189 Mississippi $95,259

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: $99,615
Melvin: $99,325
Milford: $99,748

West Bend, IA $99,615 Melvin, IA $99,325 Milford, IA $99,748 Ocheyedan, IA $99,502 Okoboji, IA $100,120 Royal, IA $99,635 Ruthven, IA $99,640 Spirit Lake, IA $100,027

Superior, IA $100,112 Terril, IA $99,560 Wallingford, IA $99,699 Webb, IA $99,541 Carroll, IA $99,721 Arcadia, IA $99,563 Arthur, IA $99,474 Aspinwall, IA $100,132

Auburn, IA $99,521 Breda, IA $99,547 Charter Oak, IA $99,517 Dedham, IA $99,733 Deloit, IA $99,628 Denison, IA $99,864 Glidden, IA $99,871 Halbur, IA $99,878

Ida Grove, IA $99,455 Irwin, IA $100,102 Kirkman, IA $100,029 Kiron, IA $99,490 Lake City, IA $99,610 Lake View, IA $99,634 Lanesboro, IA $100,021 Lidderdale, IA $99,753

Lohrville, IA $99,734 Manilla, IA $99,923 Manning, IA $99,856 Odebolt, IA $99,565 Ralston, IA $100,331 Ricketts, IA $99,825 Schleswig, IA $99,548 Scranton, IA $100,294

Templeton, IA $99,670 Vail, IA $99,590 Wall Lake, IA $99,593 Westside, IA $99,542 Council Bluffs, IA $101,508 Carter Lake, IA $101,508 Arion, IA $99,717 Avoca, IA $100,733

Blencoe, IA $99,494 Carson, IA $100,997 Crescent, IA $101,504 Defiance, IA $100,039 Dow City, IA $99,932 Dunlap, IA $99,987 Earling, IA $100,159 Elk Horn, IA $100,292

Elliott, IA $100,231 Emerson, IA $100,785 Glenwood, IA $101,225 Griswold, IA $100,430 Hancock, IA $100,870 Harlan, IA $100,440 Hastings, IA $100,875 Henderson, IA $100,945

Honey Creek, IA $101,456 Kimballton, IA $100,168 Lewis, IA $100,333 Little Sioux, IA $99,992 Logan, IA $100,990 Mc Clelland, IA $101,363 Macedonia, IA $101,067 Magnolia, IA $100,905

Malvern, IA $100,942 Marne, IA $100,270 Minden, IA $101,145 Mineola, IA $101,377 Missouri Valley, IA $101,185 Modale, IA $100,939 Mondamin, IA $100,542 Moorhead, IA $99,596

Van Meter, IA $103,728 Van Wert, IA $100,695 Waukee, IA $104,039 Weldon, IA $100,841 West Des Moines, IA $104,526 What Cheer, IA $100,205 Whitten, IA $100,354 Williams, IA $99,790

Williamson, IA $101,896 Winterset, IA $102,820 Wiota, IA $99,998 Woodburn, IA $102,145 Woodward, IA $103,163 Yale, IA $101,411 Zearing, IA $100,717 Des Moines, IA $104,766

Urbandale, IA $104,575 Windsor Heights, IA $104,719 Clive, IA $104,361 Pleasant Hill, IA $104,580 Mason City, IA $99,863 Alexander, IA $99,521 Belmond, IA $99,660 Britt, IA $99,605

Buffalo Center, IA $99,718 Carpenter, IA $100,719 Chapin, IA $100,037 Clear Lake, IA $99,760 Corwith, IA $99,478 Coulter, IA $100,028 Crystal Lake, IA $100,030 Dougherty, IA $99,428

Fertile, IA $99,687 Floyd, IA $99,906 Forest City, IA $99,697 Garner, IA $99,655 Goodell, IA $99,482 Grafton, IA $99,701 Hampton, IA $99,757 Hanlontown, IA $99,565

Joice, IA $99,640 Kanawha, IA $99,520 Kensett, IA $99,561 Klemme, IA $99,568 Lake Mills, IA $99,907 Lakota, IA $99,642 Latimer, IA $99,636 Leland, IA $99,687

Sioux Center, IA $99,064 Neola, IA $101,235 Oakland, IA $100,956 Mount Ayr, IA $99,548 Nodaway, IA $99,718 Orient, IA $100,601 Prescott, IA $99,704 Redding, IA $99,334

Shannon City, IA $100,157 Sharpsburg, IA $99,321 Tingley, IA $100,139 Villisca, IA $100,001 Akron, IA $97,901 Alta, IA $99,665 Alton, IA $99,049 Anthon, IA $97,897

Aurelia, IA $99,418 Battle Creek, IA $99,222 Bronson, IA $97,218 Brunsville, IA $97,794 Calumet, IA $99,900 Castana, IA $99,133 Chatsworth, IA $98,153 Cherokee, IA $99,291

Cleghorn, IA $98,891 Climbing Hill, IA $97,573 Correctionville, IA $98,133 Cushing, IA $98,844 Danbury, IA $99,046 Galva, IA $99,339 Granville, IA $99,031 Hawarden, IA $98,823

Hinton, IA $97,170 Holstein, IA $99,112 Hornick, IA $98,013 Ireton, IA $98,668 Kingsley, IA $97,714 Larrabee, IA $99,315 Lawton, IA $97,128 Le Mars, IA $97,844

Linn Grove, IA $99,533 Mapleton, IA $99,321 Marcus, IA $98,763 Maurice, IA $98,756 Meriden, IA $99,108 Merrill, IA $97,368 Moville, IA $97,504 Onawa, IA $99,348

Orange City, IA $99,201 Oto, IA $98,272 Oyens, IA $98,083 Paullina, IA $99,289 Peterson, IA $99,534 Pierson, IA $98,053 Quimby, IA $98,837 Remsen, IA $98,225

Rodney, IA $98,499 Salix, IA $97,330 Schaller, IA $99,568 Sergeant Bluff, IA $97,023 Sloan, IA $97,848 Smithland, IA $98,378 Sutherland, IA $99,576 Ute, IA $99,528

Washta, IA $98,641 Westfield, IA $97,404 Whiting, IA $98,372 Sioux City, IA $96,904 Sheldon, IA $99,244 Alvord, IA $97,975 Archer, IA $99,273 Ashton, IA $99,074

Boyden, IA $98,934 Doon, IA $98,229 George, IA $98,855 Hospers, IA $99,236 Hull, IA $98,870 Inwood, IA $97,854 Larchwood, IA $97,614 Lester, IA $97,883

Little Rock, IA $99,004 Matlock, IA $99,256 Primghar, IA $99,572 Rock Rapids, IA $98,252 Rock Valley, IA $98,193 Sanborn, IA $99,401 Sibley, IA $99,346 Spencer, IA $99,834

Massena, IA $99,847 Gifford, IA $100,116 Lenox, IA $99,644 Ackworth, IA $103,651 Adair, IA $100,261 Adel, IA $103,358 Albion, IA $100,210 Alden, IA $99,817

Alleman, IA $103,922 Allerton, IA $99,897 Altoona, IA $104,394 Ames, IA $102,682 Anita, IA $99,861 Ankeny, IA $104,328 Atlantic, IA $100,401 Audubon, IA $99,876

Bagley, IA $100,903 Barnes City, IA $100,123 Baxter, IA $102,884 Bayard, IA $100,616 Beaver, IA $101,694 Berwick, IA $104,579 Bevington, IA $103,681 Blairsburg, IA $99,646

Bondurant, IA $104,117 Boone, IA $102,226 Booneville, IA $103,898 Bouton, IA $103,007 Boxholm, IA $101,240 Bradford, IA $100,152 Brayton, IA $100,017 Buckeye, IA $99,901

Bussey, IA $101,179 Cambridge, IA $103,415 Carlisle, IA $104,250 Casey, IA $100,716 Chariton, IA $101,446 Churdan, IA $100,120 Clemons, IA $100,357 Clio, IA $99,779

Colfax, IA $103,448 Collins, IA $102,987 Colo, IA $101,869 Columbia, IA $102,169 Coon Rapids, IA $100,137 Cooper, IA $101,239 Corydon, IA $100,263 Cumming, IA $104,166

Melcher Dallas, IA $102,681 Dallas Center, IA $103,662 Dana, IA $100,851 Davis City, IA $99,654 Dawson, IA $102,322 Decatur, IA $99,913 Derby, IA $101,075 De Soto, IA $103,377

Dexter, IA $102,433 Dows, IA $99,555 Earlham, IA $102,926 Elkhart, IA $103,924 Ellston, IA $100,370 Ellsworth, IA $100,561 Exira, IA $99,928 Ferguson, IA $100,842

Galt, IA $99,459 Garden City, IA $100,865 Garden Grove, IA $100,446 Gibson, IA $100,214 Gilbert, IA $102,211 Gilman, IA $100,490 Grand Junction, IA $101,214 Grand River, IA $100,328

Granger, IA $103,857 Gray, IA $100,085 Grimes, IA $104,167 Grinnell, IA $100,741 Guthrie Center, IA $100,679 Hamilton, IA $101,283 Pacific Junction, IA $101,209 Hamlin, IA $99,780

Little Cedar, IA $100,586 Mc Intire, IA $101,273 Manly, IA $99,646 Meservey, IA $99,513 Nora Springs, IA $99,800 Northwood, IA $100,213 Orchard, IA $99,851 Osage, IA $99,963

Plymouth, IA $99,608 Rake, IA $100,035 Riceville, IA $100,654 Rock Falls, IA $99,801 Rockford, IA $99,698 Rockwell, IA $99,629 Rowan, IA $99,493 Rudd, IA $99,824

Saint Ansgar, IA $100,481 Scarville, IA $99,826 Sheffield, IA $99,594 Stacyville, IA $101,057 Swaledale, IA $99,561 Thompson, IA $99,710 Thornton, IA $99,528 Titonka, IA $99,571

Toeterville, IA $100,850 Ventura, IA $99,623 Wesley, IA $99,514 Woden, IA $99,509 Fort Dodge, IA $100,010 Albert City, IA $99,619 Algona, IA $99,754 Armstrong, IA $99,698

Ayrshire, IA $99,545 Badger, IA $99,649 Bancroft, IA $99,614 Barnum, IA $99,549 Bode, IA $99,562 Bradgate, IA $99,505 Burnside, IA $100,564 Burt, IA $99,547

Callender, IA $99,980 Clare, IA $99,524 Clarion, IA $99,632 Curlew, IA $99,474 Cylinder, IA $99,466 Dakota City, IA $100,161 Dayton, IA $100,739 Dolliver, IA $99,696

Duncombe, IA $99,981 Eagle Grove, IA $99,697 Early, IA $99,575 Emmetsburg, IA $99,714 Farnhamville, IA $100,005 Fenton, IA $99,535 Fonda, IA $99,558 Gilmore City, IA $99,541

Goldfield, IA $99,562 Gowrie, IA $100,289 Harcourt, IA $100,581 Hardy, IA $99,469 Havelock, IA $99,508 Humboldt, IA $99,731 Jolley, IA $99,431 Knierim, IA $99,820

Laurens, IA $99,678 Ledyard, IA $99,759 Lehigh, IA $100,357 Livermore, IA $99,566 Lone Rock, IA $99,516 Lu Verne, IA $99,485 Lytton, IA $99,541 Mallard, IA $99,545

Manson, IA $99,647 Marathon, IA $99,602 Moorland, IA $99,662 Nemaha, IA $99,502 Newell, IA $99,628 Otho, IA $100,198 Ottosen, IA $99,475 Palmer, IA $99,499

Plover, IA $99,865 Pocahontas, IA $99,665 Pomeroy, IA $99,581 Rembrandt, IA $99,597 Renwick, IA $99,529 Ringsted, IA $99,561 Rockwell City, IA $99,612 Rolfe, IA $99,551

Rutland, IA $99,528 Sac City, IA $99,637 Sioux Rapids, IA $99,657 Somers, IA $99,531 Storm Lake, IA $99,848 Swea City, IA $99,726 Thor, IA $99,532 Truesdale, IA $100,057

Varina, IA $100,019 Vincent, IA $99,519 Webster City, IA $100,248 Luana, IA $99,577 Mc Gregor, IA $99,737 Marquette, IA $100,049 Monona, IA $99,732 New Albin, IA $100,260

Ossian, IA $99,627 Postville, IA $99,702 Protivin, IA $99,945 Randalia, IA $99,581 Ridgeway, IA $99,704 Saint Lucas, IA $100,060 Spillville, IA $100,115 Wadena, IA $99,655

Waterville, IA $99,793 Waucoma, IA $99,605 Waukon, IA $99,954 West Union, IA $99,749 Ainsworth, IA $100,117 Alburnett, IA $101,754 Amana, IA $101,622 Anamosa, IA $101,261

Atkins, IA $101,822 Baldwin, IA $100,020 Belle Plaine, IA $100,525 Blairstown, IA $101,081 Brandon, IA $100,084 Brooklyn, IA $100,394 Center Junction, IA $100,626 Center Point, IA $101,439

Central City, IA $101,539 Chelsea, IA $100,159 Clarence, IA $100,375 Clutier, IA $100,092 Coggon, IA $101,082 Prairieburg, IA $101,233 Conroy, IA $101,259 Guernsey, IA $100,450

Deep River, IA $100,340 Delhi, IA $100,427 Dysart, IA $99,974 Elberon, IA $100,130 Ely, IA $102,088 Fairfax, IA $102,034 Garrison, IA $100,229 Harper, IA $100,290

Hartford, IA $103,920 Harvey, IA $101,561 Haverhill, IA $100,759 Hubbard, IA $100,248 Humeston, IA $100,636 Huxley, IA $103,479 Indianola, IA $103,737 Iowa Falls, IA $99,995

Ira, IA $103,151 Jamaica, IA $101,390 Jefferson, IA $100,966 Jewell, IA $100,781 Johnston, IA $104,378 Kamrar, IA $100,267 Kellerton, IA $99,782 Kelley, IA $103,166

Kellogg, IA $101,163 Keswick, IA $100,327 Killduff, IA $102,305 Knoxville, IA $102,542 Hartwick, IA $100,326 Mount Pleasant, IA $99,937 Rome, IA $99,714 Mount Union, IA $99,802

New London, IA $99,927 Oakville, IA $99,940 Olds, IA $100,363 Pilot Grove, IA $100,049 Salem, IA $99,735 Sperry, IA $99,945 Stockport, IA $99,644 Swedesburg, IA $100,017

Wapello, IA $100,132 Wayland, IA $99,924 West Burlington, IA $100,169 West Point, IA $99,740 Saint Paul, IA $100,050 Wever, IA $99,768 Winfield, IA $99,975 Yarmouth, IA $99,810

Andover, IA $100,159 Atalissa, IA $100,365 Bennett, IA $100,401 Bettendorf, IA $100,487 Blue Grass, IA $100,584 Bryant, IA $100,130 Buffalo, IA $100,553 Calamus, IA $100,426

Camanche, IA $100,310 Charlotte, IA $100,208 Clinton, IA $100,219 Columbus City, IA $100,615 Columbus Junction, IA $100,129 Conesville, IA $100,185 De Witt, IA $100,358 Dixon, IA $100,516

Donahue, IA $100,566 Durant, IA $100,477 Eldridge, IA $100,657 Fruitland, IA $100,264 Goose Lake, IA $100,177 Grand Mound, IA $100,390 Grandview, IA $100,195 Le Claire, IA $100,410

Letts, IA $100,148 Lone Tree, IA $100,390 Long Grove, IA $100,518 Low Moor, IA $100,301 Mc Causland, IA $100,417 Montpelier, IA $100,512 Moscow, IA $100,374 Muscatine, IA $100,336

New Liberty, IA $100,452 Nichols, IA $100,233 Pleasant Valley, IA $100,387 Princeton, IA $100,404 Stockton, IA $100,539 Teeds Grove, IA $100,124 Tipton, IA $100,442 Walcott, IA $100,656

Welton, IA $100,299 West Liberty, IA $100,362 Wheatland, IA $100,363 Wilton, IA $100,411 Davenport, IA $101,380 Hiawatha, IA $102,160 Hills, IA $100,835 Homestead, IA $101,492

Hopkinton, IA $100,857 Iowa City, IA $100,993 Coralville, IA $101,415 Kalona, IA $100,776 Keota, IA $100,325 Keystone, IA $100,489 Ladora, IA $100,760 Langworthy, IA $100,932

Lisbon, IA $101,522 Lost Nation, IA $100,279 Lowden, IA $100,362 Luzerne, IA $100,789 Marengo, IA $101,066 Marion, IA $102,026 Martelle, IA $101,550 Mechanicsville, IA $101,123

Middle Amana, IA $101,588 Millersburg, IA $101,158 Monmouth, IA $100,046 Monticello, IA $100,803 Morley, IA $101,199 Mount Auburn, IA $100,077 Mount Vernon, IA $101,876 Newhall, IA $101,521

North English, IA $100,692 North Liberty, IA $101,724 Norway, IA $101,754 Oakdale, IA $101,429 Olin, IA $100,827 Onslow, IA $100,196 Oxford, IA $101,469 Oxford Junction, IA $100,229

Palo, IA $101,928 Parnell, IA $101,135 Quasqueton, IA $100,325 Riverside, IA $100,534 Robins, IA $102,092 Rowley, IA $100,274 Ryan, IA $100,800 Shellsburg, IA $101,592

Solon, IA $101,673 South Amana, IA $101,374 South English, IA $100,524 Springville, IA $101,752 Stanwood, IA $100,678 Swisher, IA $101,903 Tama, IA $100,289 Morning Sun, IA $99,983

Lacona, IA $102,733 Lamoni, IA $99,705 Laurel, IA $100,897 Le Grand, IA $100,735 Leighton, IA $101,124 Leon, IA $100,270 Liberty Center, IA $102,960 Linden, IA $102,450

Lineville, IA $99,641 Liscomb, IA $100,155 Lorimor, IA $101,441 Lovilia, IA $101,105 Lucas, IA $102,297 Luther, IA $102,868 Lynnville, IA $101,197 Mc Callsburg, IA $100,822

Macksburg, IA $101,258 Madrid, IA $103,248 Malcom, IA $100,135 Marshalltown, IA $100,483 Martensdale, IA $103,852 Maxwell, IA $103,452 Melbourne, IA $101,479 Menlo, IA $101,033

Millerton, IA $100,869 Milo, IA $103,294 Minburn, IA $103,137 Mingo, IA $103,349 Mitchellville, IA $103,966 Monroe, IA $103,059 Montezuma, IA $100,375 Montour, IA $100,202

Murray, IA $101,237 Nevada, IA $102,574 New Providence, IA $100,123 New Sharon, IA $100,679 Newton, IA $102,680 New Virginia, IA $102,945 Norwalk, IA $104,316 Ogden, IA $101,566

Osceola, IA $101,594 Otley, IA $102,755 Panora, IA $101,601 Paton, IA $100,582 Patterson, IA $103,426 Pella, IA $101,761 Perry, IA $102,630 Peru, IA $102,627

Pilot Mound, IA $101,038 Pleasantville, IA $103,327 Polk City, IA $103,915 Popejoy, IA $99,984 Prairie City, IA $103,595 Prole, IA $103,810 Radcliffe, IA $100,370 Randall, IA $101,315

Reasnor, IA $102,494 Redfield, IA $102,653 Rhodes, IA $102,700 Rippey, IA $101,389 Roland, IA $101,207 Runnells, IA $104,081 Russell, IA $100,899 Saint Anthony, IA $100,441

Saint Charles, IA $103,372 Saint Marys, IA $103,516 Searsboro, IA $100,756 Sheldahl, IA $103,558 Slater, IA $103,661 Stanhope, IA $100,830 State Center, IA $100,939 Story City, IA $101,281

Stratford, IA $100,850 Stuart, IA $101,467 Sully, IA $101,491 Swan, IA $103,710 Thayer, IA $100,850 Thornburg, IA $100,656 Tracy, IA $101,299 Truro, IA $102,677

Union, IA $100,111 Whittemore, IA $99,595 Woolstock, IA $99,544 Ackley, IA $99,766 Allison, IA $99,561 Alta Vista, IA $99,875 Aplington, IA $99,572 Aredale, IA $99,506

Arlington, IA $99,736 Aurora, IA $99,866 Austinville, IA $99,568 Beaman, IA $99,921 Bristow, IA $99,549 Buckingham, IA $99,761 Cedar Falls, IA $99,511 Charles City, IA $99,970

Clarksville, IA $99,558 Colwell, IA $100,309 Conrad, IA $99,925 Denver, IA $99,622 Dewar, IA $99,752 Dike, IA $99,605 Dumont, IA $99,622 Dunkerton, IA $99,714

Eldora, IA $100,080 Elma, IA $99,771 Fairbank, IA $99,707 Fredericksburg, IA $99,621 Frederika, IA $99,532 Garwin, IA $100,172 Geneva, IA $99,578 Gilbertville, IA $99,785

Gladbrook, IA $99,892 Greene, IA $99,585 Grundy Center, IA $99,715 Hazleton, IA $99,803 Holland, IA $99,592 Hudson, IA $99,725 Independence, IA $99,940 Ionia, IA $99,589

Janesville, IA $99,563 Jesup, IA $99,787 Kesley, IA $99,564 Lamont, IA $99,900 La Porte City, IA $99,814 Lincoln, IA $99,804 Marble Rock, IA $99,593 Masonville, IA $100,523

Maynard, IA $99,713 Morrison, IA $99,661 Nashua, IA $99,524 New Hampton, IA $99,935 New Hartford, IA $99,566 North Washington, IA $99,957 Oelwein, IA $99,737 Oran, IA $99,686

Toddville, IA $101,942 Toledo, IA $100,100 Troy Mills, IA $101,029 Urbana, IA $100,922 Van Horne, IA $101,019 Victor, IA $100,567 Vining, IA $100,503 Vinton, IA $100,703

Viola, IA $101,765 Walford, IA $101,880 Walker, IA $100,864 Washington, IA $100,295 Watkins, IA $101,490 Webster, IA $100,361 Wellman, IA $100,627 West Branch, IA $100,784

West Chester, IA $100,309 Williamsburg, IA $101,157 Wyoming, IA $100,279 Cedar Rapids, IA $102,203 Ottumwa, IA $99,966 Agency, IA $99,869 Albia, IA $100,561 Batavia, IA $99,701

Beacon, IA $101,075 Birmingham, IA $99,693 Blakesburg, IA $99,837 Bloomfield, IA $99,677 West Grove, IA $99,579 Brighton, IA $99,888 Cantril, IA $99,571 Cedar, IA $100,077

Centerville, IA $99,756 Chillicothe, IA $100,340 Cincinnati, IA $99,566 Delta, IA $99,936 Douds, IA $99,649 Drakesville, IA $99,647 Eddyville, IA $100,387 Eldon, IA $99,793

Exline, IA $99,577 Fairfield, IA $99,919 Floris, IA $99,670 Fremont, IA $100,033 Hayesville, IA $100,319 Hedrick, IA $99,714 Keosauqua, IA $99,690 Kirkville, IA $100,192

Libertyville, IA $99,756 Martinsburg, IA $100,138 Melrose, IA $100,681 Milton, IA $99,642 Moravia, IA $100,058 Moulton, IA $99,572 Mount Sterling, IA $99,466 Mystic, IA $100,085

Ollie, IA $99,961 Oskaloosa, IA $100,828 Packwood, IA $99,704 Plano, IA $100,089 Promise City, IA $100,196 Pulaski, IA $99,645 Richland, IA $99,992 Rose Hill, IA $100,063

Selma, IA $99,623 Seymour, IA $99,764 Sigourney, IA $100,242 Udell, IA $99,519 Unionville, IA $99,552 University Park, IA $100,993 Burlington, IA $100,209 Argyle, IA $99,637

Bonaparte, IA $99,670 Crawfordsville, IA $99,965 Danville, IA $99,873 Denmark, IA $100,104 Donnellson, IA $99,723 Farmington, IA $99,644 Fort Madison, IA $100,008 Hillsboro, IA $99,629

Houghton, IA $100,088 Keokuk, IA $100,001 Lockridge, IA $99,719 Mediapolis, IA $100,065 Middletown, IA $99,784 Montrose, IA $99,797 Lime Springs, IA $100,647 Panama, IA $100,574

Persia, IA $100,963 Pisgah, IA $100,242 Portsmouth, IA $100,760 Red Oak, IA $100,504 Shelby, IA $100,872 Silver City, IA $101,259 Soldier, IA $99,546 Stanton, IA $100,162

Treynor, IA $101,311 Underwood, IA $101,432 Walnut, IA $100,504 Westphalia, IA $100,469 Woodbine, IA $100,685 Shenandoah, IA $100,269 Blanchard, IA $99,682 Braddyville, IA $99,511

Clarinda, IA $99,927 Coin, IA $99,808 College Springs, IA $100,017 Essex, IA $100,173 Farragut, IA $100,128 Hamburg, IA $99,975 Imogene, IA $100,497 New Market, IA $99,656

Northboro, IA $99,793 Percival, IA $100,367 Randolph, IA $100,549 Riverton, IA $100,062 Shambaugh, IA $100,164 Sidney, IA $100,430 Tabor, IA $100,754 Thurman, IA $100,661

Yorktown, IA $100,269 Dubuque, IA $100,292 Tiffin, IA $101,491 Andrew, IA $100,580 Bellevue, IA $100,095 Bernard, IA $99,972 Cascade, IA $100,318 Colesburg, IA $99,858

Delaware, IA $100,643 Delmar, IA $100,242 Dundee, IA $99,952 Durango, IA $99,927 Dyersville, IA $100,335 Earlville, IA $100,224 Edgewood, IA $99,916 Elkader, IA $99,658

Elkport, IA $99,668 Epworth, IA $100,164 Farley, IA $100,224 Farmersburg, IA $99,584 Garber, IA $99,668 Garnavillo, IA $99,684 Greeley, IA $99,954 Guttenberg, IA $99,809

Holy Cross, IA $99,859 La Motte, IA $99,990 Luxemburg, IA $100,337 Manchester, IA $100,357 Maquoketa, IA $100,201 Miles, IA $100,020 New Vienna, IA $99,947 North Buena Vista, IA $99,829

Peosta, IA $100,144 Preston, IA $100,130 Sabula, IA $100,099 Saint Donatus, IA $100,304 Saint Olaf, IA $99,532 Sherrill, IA $99,798 Spragueville, IA $99,975 Springbrook, IA $100,325

Strawberry Point, IA $99,839 Volga, IA $99,663 Worthington, IA $100,285 Zwingle, IA $99,903 Decorah, IA $100,160 Calmar, IA $99,659 Castalia, IA $99,521 Chester, IA $101,287

Clermont, IA $99,662 Cresco, IA $100,176 Dorchester, IA $100,194 Elgin, IA $99,643 Fayette, IA $99,750 Fort Atkinson, IA $99,630 Harpers Ferry, IA $99,779 Hawkeye, IA $99,604

Highlandville, IA $100,450 Lansing, IA $100,079 Lawler, IA $99,655 Parkersburg, IA $99,577 Plainfield, IA $99,548 Raymond, IA $99,786 Readlyn, IA $99,651 Reinbeck, IA $99,672

Shell Rock, IA $99,567 Stanley, IA $99,818 Steamboat Rock, IA $99,910 Stout, IA $99,581 Sumner, IA $99,559 Traer, IA $99,860 Tripoli, IA $99,573 Waverly, IA $99,569

Wellsburg, IA $99,730 Westgate, IA $99,677 Winthrop, IA $100,202 Waterloo, IA $99,831 Evansdale, IA $99,804 Creston, IA $100,515 Afton, IA $100,803 Arispe, IA $100,805

Bedford, IA $99,389 Benton, IA $99,323 Blockton, IA $99,256 Bridgewater, IA $99,672 Carbon, IA $100,124 Clearfield, IA $99,397 Corning, IA $99,780 Cromwell, IA $100,532

Cumberland, IA $100,022 Diagonal, IA $99,675 Fontanelle, IA $100,223 Grant, IA $100,549 Gravity, IA $99,483 Greenfield, IA $100,895 Arnolds Park, IA $100,170 Dickens, IA $99,542

Estherville, IA $99,851 Everly, IA $99,596 Fostoria, IA $100,107 Gillett Grove, IA $99,884 Graettinger, IA $99,618 Greenville, IA $99,579 Gruver, IA $99,808 Harris, IA $99,615

Hartley, IA $99,616 Lake Park, IA $99,751

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 May 01, 2026

$92,766

Average $102,224/year

$110,230

$7,730

Average $8,519/month

$9,186

$1,784

Average $1,966/week

$2,120

$45

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,230	$9,186	$2,120	$53
Average	$102,224	$8,519	$1,966	$49
25th Percentile	$92,766	$7,730	$1,784	$45

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