Geophysicist Salary in Illinois

How much does a Geophysicist make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Illinois is $108,879 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): $125,170
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,805 to $117,406
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,633

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,406	$9,784	$2,258	$56
Average	$108,879	$9,073	$2,094	$52
25th Percentile	$98,805	$8,234	$1,900	$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): $101,354
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,101
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $145,025
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $160,299
Expert (over 8 years): $197,045

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$101,354
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$107,101
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$145,025
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$160,299
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$197,045

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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:

Effingham: $100,364
Saint Peter: $100,226
Salem: $100,608

Effingham, IL $100,364 Saint Peter, IL $100,226 Salem, IL $100,608 Sandoval, IL $100,926 Scheller, IL $100,486 Sesser, IL $100,498 Shobonier, IL $100,550 Harwood Heights, IL $110,268

Elmwood Park, IL $110,311 Lincolnwood, IL $110,287 Niles, IL $110,170 Alsip, IL $109,282 Cicero, IL $110,337 Evergreen Park, IL $109,941 Riverdale, IL $108,263 Kankakee, IL $103,021

Aroma Park, IL $102,960 Ashkum, IL $101,113 Beaverville, IL $102,388 Bone Gap, IL $99,283 Bonnie, IL $100,305 Broughton, IL $100,288 Browns, IL $99,578 Buckner, IL $100,477

Burnt Prairie, IL $100,010 Carmi, IL $100,707 Christopher, IL $100,720 Cisne, IL $100,188 Clay City, IL $99,843 Coello, IL $100,555 Crossville, IL $100,274 Dahlgren, IL $100,270

Dale, IL $100,489 Dix, IL $100,561 Du Bois, IL $100,729 Du Quoin, IL $100,696 Ellery, IL $99,817 Emma, IL $100,753 Enfield, IL $100,346 Ewing, IL $100,282

Fairfield, IL $100,179 Farina, IL $100,137 Flora, IL $100,343 Frankfort Heights, IL $100,547 Freeman Spur, IL $100,623 Geff, IL $100,082 Golden Gate, IL $99,831 Grayville, IL $100,010

Ina, IL $100,457 Irvington, IL $101,089 Iuka, IL $100,194 Johnsonville, IL $100,162 Keenes, IL $100,152 Keensburg, IL $99,416 Kell, IL $100,434 Kinmundy, IL $100,170

Lancaster, IL $98,012 Logan, IL $100,555 Loogootee, IL $100,170 Louisville, IL $100,157 Mc Leansboro, IL $100,399 Macedonia, IL $100,240 Maunie, IL $100,788 Mill Shoals, IL $100,180

Mount Carmel, IL $98,883 Mount Vernon, IL $100,520 Mulkeytown, IL $100,340 Nason, IL $100,330 New Haven, IL $100,734 Noble, IL $99,488 Norris City, IL $100,554 Odin, IL $100,759

Omaha, IL $100,464 Opdyke, IL $100,347 Orient, IL $100,539 Patoka, IL $100,738 Radom, IL $100,912 Richview, IL $100,833 Rinard, IL $100,117 Sailor Springs, IL $100,217

Allendale, IL $96,915 Altamont, IL $100,241 Annapolis, IL $98,791 Beecher City, IL $100,155 Bridgeport, IL $96,560 Brownstown, IL $100,294 Calhoun, IL $98,125 Casey, IL $99,401

Claremont, IL $97,759 Cowden, IL $100,333 Dennison, IL $97,409 Dieterich, IL $100,170 Dundas, IL $98,898 Edgewood, IL $100,169 Flat Rock, IL $96,665 Greenup, IL $99,753

Herrick, IL $100,466 Hidalgo, IL $99,658 Hutsonville, IL $98,148 Ingraham, IL $99,781 Janesville, IL $100,107 Jewett, IL $99,942 Lakewood, IL $100,410 Lawrenceville, IL $95,933

Lerna, IL $100,203 Marshall, IL $97,876 Martinsville, IL $98,564 Alden, IL $102,897 Antioch, IL $103,518 Arlington Heights, IL $107,904 Elk Grove Village, IL $108,612 Rolling Meadows, IL $107,992

Barrington, IL $105,884 Crystal Lake, IL $103,586 Cary, IL $104,518 Deerfield, IL $107,758 Des Plaines, IL $109,369 Fox Lake, IL $103,505 Fox River Grove, IL $104,944 Glencoe, IL $109,032

Glenview, IL $109,654 Mansfield, IL $103,157 Milmine, IL $102,417 Monticello, IL $102,940 Muncie, IL $102,533 Oakwood, IL $102,087 Ogden, IL $103,133 Penfield, IL $102,875

Pesotum, IL $103,184 Philo, IL $103,489 Potomac, IL $102,416 Rantoul, IL $103,271 Ridge Farm, IL $100,448 Royal, IL $103,227 Sadorus, IL $103,272 Saint Joseph, IL $103,508

Savoy, IL $103,986 Seymour, IL $103,650 Sidell, IL $101,580 Sidney, IL $103,358 Thomasboro, IL $103,552 Tolono, IL $103,607 Weldon, IL $102,193 Westville, IL $101,239

White Heath, IL $103,369 Arcola, IL $101,535 Arthur, IL $102,103 Ashmore, IL $100,317 Atwood, IL $102,655 Bethany, IL $100,993 Brocton, IL $100,381 Camargo, IL $102,166

Charleston, IL $100,590 Chrisman, IL $99,479 Dalton City, IL $101,014 Gays, IL $100,473 Hammond, IL $102,207 Hindsboro, IL $101,222 Humboldt, IL $101,018 Hume, IL $100,955

Kansas, IL $99,266 La Place, IL $101,606 Lovington, IL $101,428 Mattoon, IL $100,690 Metcalf, IL $100,569 Murdock, IL $102,133 Newman, IL $101,896 Oakland, IL $100,812

Paris, IL $98,244 Redmon, IL $99,688 Oquawka, IL $100,419 Homer, IL $102,984 Indianola, IL $101,139 Ivesdale, IL $103,278 Longview, IL $102,850 Sullivan, IL $101,140

Tuscola, IL $102,477 Vermilion, IL $97,662 Villa Grove, IL $102,740 Windsor, IL $100,455 Alhambra, IL $102,091 Alton, IL $102,430 Batchtown, IL $101,363 Benld, IL $101,668

Bethalto, IL $102,447 Bingham, IL $100,438 Brighton, IL $102,116 Brussels, IL $101,995 Bunker Hill, IL $101,994 Butler, IL $100,928 Carrollton, IL $101,130 Coffeen, IL $100,941

Cottage Hills, IL $102,483 Donnellson, IL $101,044 Dorsey, IL $102,194 Dow, IL $102,184 Eagarville, IL $101,582 East Alton, IL $102,579 Edwardsville, IL $102,527 Eldred, IL $101,008

Elsah, IL $102,278 Fidelity, IL $101,768 Fieldon, IL $101,712 Fillmore, IL $100,654 Gillespie, IL $101,553 Glen Carbon, IL $102,747 Godfrey, IL $102,362 Golden Eagle, IL $102,038

Grafton, IL $102,040 Granite City, IL $103,044 Greenfield, IL $100,944 Hamburg, IL $100,899 Hamel, IL $102,240 Hardin, IL $101,392 Hartford, IL $102,926 Hillsboro, IL $101,108

Hillview, IL $100,506 Irving, IL $100,867 Jerseyville, IL $101,869 Kampsville, IL $100,801 Kane, IL $101,340 Litchfield, IL $101,265 Livingston, IL $101,934 Dover, IL $100,997

Eldena, IL $101,485 Grand Ridge, IL $100,774 Granville, IL $100,802 Hennepin, IL $100,774 Kasbeer, IL $100,688 Ladd, IL $101,016 La Moille, IL $100,719 Lee Center, IL $101,832

Leonore, IL $101,021 Long Point, IL $100,911 Lostant, IL $100,739 Mc Nabb, IL $100,785 Magnolia, IL $100,755 Malden, IL $100,728 Manlius, IL $100,680 Mark, IL $101,075

Marseilles, IL $101,540 Mendota, IL $101,110 Mineral, IL $100,493 Neponset, IL $100,509 New Bedford, IL $100,798 Oglesby, IL $100,904 Depue, IL $100,982 Ohio, IL $100,617

Ottawa, IL $100,939 Paw Paw, IL $101,901 Peru, IL $100,962 Princeton, IL $100,707 Rutland, IL $100,854 Seatonville, IL $100,989 Seneca, IL $101,965 Sheffield, IL $100,520

Spring Valley, IL $100,946 Standard, IL $101,032 Streator, IL $101,111 Sublette, IL $100,952 Tiskilwa, IL $100,638 Toluca, IL $101,009 Tonica, IL $100,781 Triumph, IL $101,227

Troy Grove, IL $100,978 Utica, IL $100,697 Van Orin, IL $100,727 Varna, IL $101,030 Walnut, IL $100,622 Wenona, IL $100,865 West Brooklyn, IL $101,408 Wyanet, IL $100,605

Galesburg, IL $100,695 Abingdon, IL $100,561 Adair, IL $100,317 Alexis, IL $100,395 Alpha, IL $100,392 Altona, IL $100,449 Avon, IL $100,451 Bardolph, IL $100,655

Berwick, IL $100,257 Biggsville, IL $100,261 Bishop Hill, IL $100,438 Blandinsville, IL $100,143 Bradford, IL $100,579 Bushnell, IL $100,518 Cameron, IL $100,352 Camp Grove, IL $100,909

Carman, IL $100,180 Castleton, IL $100,768 Cuba, IL $100,968 Dahinda, IL $100,639 East Galesburg, IL $100,784 Ellisville, IL $100,559 Fairview, IL $100,838 Fiatt, IL $101,019

Galva, IL $100,474 Gerlaw, IL $100,389 Gilson, IL $100,491 Gladstone, IL $100,262 Good Hope, IL $100,267 Henderson, IL $100,419 Industry, IL $100,233 Ipava, IL $100,584

Keithsburg, IL $100,365 Kewanee, IL $100,477 Kirkwood, IL $100,352 Knoxville, IL $100,615 La Fayette, IL $100,554 La Harpe, IL $100,190 Laura, IL $100,916 Littleton, IL $100,062

Little York, IL $100,350 Lomax, IL $100,211 Macomb, IL $100,459 Maquon, IL $100,717 Marietta, IL $100,457 Media, IL $100,199 Monmouth, IL $100,517 New Windsor, IL $100,388

North Henderson, IL $100,398 Oneida, IL $100,438 Ophiem, IL $100,371 Bloomington, IL $101,627 Anchor, IL $101,427 Armington, IL $101,270 Arrowsmith, IL $102,032 Atlanta, IL $101,223

Bellflower, IL $102,727 Carlock, IL $101,209 Chenoa, IL $100,889 Clinton, IL $101,261 Colfax, IL $101,119 Congerville, IL $101,229 Cooksville, IL $100,934 Cropsey, IL $101,308

Danvers, IL $101,280 Deer Creek, IL $101,374 Delavan, IL $101,280 Dewitt, IL $101,881 Downs, IL $101,162 Ellsworth, IL $101,129 El Paso, IL $101,004 Fairbury, IL $101,080

Flanagan, IL $100,899 Forrest, IL $101,217 Goodfield, IL $101,295 Graymont, IL $100,876 Gridley, IL $100,981 Heyworth, IL $101,086 Hopedale, IL $101,282 Hudson, IL $101,155

Kenney, IL $101,165 Lane, IL $101,867 Lawndale, IL $101,192 Le Roy, IL $101,457 Lexington, IL $100,993 Mc Lean, IL $101,219 Mackinaw, IL $101,321 Maroa, IL $101,147

Merna, IL $101,054 Minier, IL $101,246 Minonk, IL $100,959 Normal, IL $101,524 Pontiac, IL $101,015 Saunemin, IL $100,674 Saybrook, IL $102,303 Secor, IL $101,150

Shirley, IL $101,051 Sibley, IL $101,640 Stanford, IL $101,257 Strawn, IL $101,366 Towanda, IL $101,066 Wapella, IL $101,018 Waynesville, IL $100,955 Urbana, IL $104,093

Allerton, IL $102,191 Alvin, IL $101,376 Armstrong, IL $103,015 Bement, IL $102,698 Bismarck, IL $101,298 Bondville, IL $103,829 Broadlands, IL $102,736 Catlin, IL $101,547

Cerro Gordo, IL $102,104 Champaign, IL $104,093 Cisco, IL $102,331 Collison, IL $102,543 Danville, IL $101,672 Tilton, IL $101,713 De Land, IL $102,733 Dewey, IL $103,364

Fairmount, IL $102,206 Farmer City, IL $102,465 Fisher, IL $103,192 Fithian, IL $102,681 Foosland, IL $102,915 Georgetown, IL $100,795 Gifford, IL $103,011 Henning, IL $101,855

Prairie City, IL $100,449 Raritan, IL $100,700 Rio, IL $100,405 Roseville, IL $100,257 Saint Augustine, IL $100,399 Sciota, IL $100,092 Seaton, IL $100,376 Smithfield, IL $100,586

Smithshire, IL $100,215 Speer, IL $101,089 Stronghurst, IL $100,243 Table Grove, IL $100,451 Toulon, IL $100,691 Vermont, IL $100,406 Victoria, IL $100,559 Viola, IL $100,399

Wataga, IL $100,425 Williamsfield, IL $100,772 Woodhull, IL $100,406 Wyoming, IL $100,911 Astoria, IL $100,529 Benson, IL $101,084 Brimfield, IL $101,286 Bryant, IL $101,061

Canton, IL $101,170 Chillicothe, IL $101,301 Dunfermline, IL $101,133 Dunlap, IL $101,414 Edelstein, IL $101,279 Edwards, IL $101,498 Elmwood, IL $101,183 Eureka, IL $101,295

Farmington, IL $101,054 Forest City, IL $101,219 Glasford, IL $101,383 Green Valley, IL $101,311 Groveland, IL $101,516 Hanna City, IL $101,480 Henry, IL $100,851 Kingston Mines, IL $101,432

Lacon, IL $101,131 La Rose, IL $101,080 Lewistown, IL $100,895 Liverpool, IL $101,142 London Mills, IL $100,682 Lowpoint, IL $101,291 Manito, IL $101,285 Mapleton, IL $101,480

Metamora, IL $101,406 Morton, IL $101,480 Mossville, IL $101,485 Norris, IL $101,110 Pekin, IL $101,489 Princeville, IL $101,188 Putnam, IL $100,726 Roanoke, IL $101,193

Rome, IL $101,374 Saint David, IL $101,118 South Pekin, IL $101,414 Sparland, IL $101,021 Topeka, IL $101,174 Tremont, IL $101,405 Trivoli, IL $101,302 Washburn, IL $101,219

Washington, IL $101,491 Yates City, IL $100,973 Peoria, IL $101,604 Creve Coeur, IL $101,605 East Peoria, IL $101,604 Peoria Heights, IL $101,603 Sims, IL $100,188 Andalusia, IL $100,533

Springerton, IL $100,203 Tamaroa, IL $100,697 Texico, IL $100,240 Thompsonville, IL $100,309 Valier, IL $100,680 Vernon, IL $100,601 Walnut Hill, IL $100,686 Waltonville, IL $100,452

Wayne City, IL $100,234 West Frankfort, IL $100,528 Whittington, IL $100,321 Woodlawn, IL $100,666 Xenia, IL $100,163 Carbondale, IL $100,659 Alto Pass, IL $100,175 Anna, IL $100,438

Ava, IL $100,549 Belknap, IL $100,074 Boles, IL $100,247 Brookport, IL $99,782 Buncombe, IL $100,262 Cairo, IL $100,242 Cambria, IL $100,734 Campbell Hill, IL $100,827

Carrier Mills, IL $100,408 Carterville, IL $100,549 Cave In Rock, IL $100,029 Cobden, IL $100,327 Colp, IL $100,639 Ridott, IL $102,556 Rochelle, IL $102,532 Rock City, IL $102,559

Rock Falls, IL $100,956 Rockton, IL $102,840 Roscoe, IL $102,840 Savanna, IL $100,681 Scales Mound, IL $100,712 Seward, IL $102,738 Shannon, IL $101,608 Shirland, IL $102,779

South Beloit, IL $102,736 Sterling, IL $101,011 Stillman Valley, IL $102,711 Stockton, IL $101,096 Warren, IL $101,395 Winnebago, IL $102,893 Winslow, IL $101,653 Woosung, IL $101,301

Rockford, IL $102,886 Loves Park, IL $102,907 Machesney Park, IL $102,909 Rock Island, IL $100,130 Albany, IL $100,452 Aledo, IL $100,412 Dana, IL $100,800 Chandlerville, IL $101,333

Bluford, IL $100,263 Mahomet, IL $103,424 Andover, IL $100,368 Chapin, IL $100,931 Chatham, IL $102,532 Chesterfield, IL $101,124 Concord, IL $101,018 Easton, IL $101,133

Elkhart, IL $102,049 Emden, IL $101,236 Franklin, IL $101,724 Frederick, IL $100,465 Girard, IL $101,719 Greenview, IL $101,856 Hartsburg, IL $101,223 Havana, IL $100,956

Hettick, IL $101,031 Jacksonville, IL $101,495 Kilbourne, IL $101,206 Lincoln, IL $101,499 Lincolns New Salem, IL $101,934 Literberry, IL $101,541 Loami, IL $102,347 Lowder, IL $102,015

Manchester, IL $101,277 Mason City, IL $101,276 Meredosia, IL $100,695 Middletown, IL $101,890 Modesto, IL $101,657 Murrayville, IL $101,150 New Berlin, IL $102,308 New Holland, IL $101,471

Nilwood, IL $101,632 Oakford, IL $101,503 Palmyra, IL $101,288 Petersburg, IL $101,953 Pleasant Plains, IL $102,346 Rushville, IL $100,404 San Jose, IL $101,257 Scottville, IL $101,234

Sherman, IL $102,576 Shipman, IL $101,738 Tallula, IL $102,071 Thayer, IL $102,057 Virden, IL $101,972 Virginia, IL $101,134 Waverly, IL $101,958 Williamsville, IL $102,331

Winchester, IL $100,733 Woodson, IL $101,595 Springfield, IL $102,843 Bonfield, IL $102,709 Creal Springs, IL $100,344 Annawan, IL $100,469 Atkinson, IL $100,435 Barstow, IL $100,277

Buffalo Prairie, IL $100,480 Cambridge, IL $100,402 Carbon Cliff, IL $100,200 Coal Valley, IL $100,191 Colona, IL $100,294 Cordova, IL $100,464 Deer Grove, IL $100,592 East Moline, IL $100,246

Erie, IL $100,445 Fenton, IL $100,497 Fulton, IL $100,512 Geneseo, IL $100,396 Hampton, IL $100,350 Hillsdale, IL $100,412 Hooppole, IL $100,477 Illinois City, IL $100,496

Joy, IL $100,420 Lyndon, IL $100,584 Lynn Center, IL $100,365 Matherville, IL $100,394 Milan, IL $100,357 Moline, IL $100,002 Morrison, IL $100,654 New Boston, IL $100,438

Orion, IL $100,299 Osco, IL $100,344 Port Byron, IL $100,419 Preemption, IL $100,379 Prophetstown, IL $100,522 Rapids City, IL $100,388 Reynolds, IL $100,445 Sherrard, IL $100,366

Silvis, IL $100,157 Tampico, IL $100,583 Taylor Ridge, IL $100,501 Thomson, IL $100,670 La Salle, IL $100,895 Amboy, IL $101,139 Ancona, IL $100,815 Arlington, IL $100,551

Blackstone, IL $100,728 Buda, IL $100,511 Bureau, IL $100,931 Cedar Point, IL $101,002 Cherry, IL $100,948 Compton, IL $101,571 Cornell, IL $100,944 Dalzell, IL $101,073

Cypress, IL $100,246 De Soto, IL $100,391 Dongola, IL $100,268 Dowell, IL $100,694 Eddyville, IL $100,163 Eldorado, IL $100,574 Elizabethtown, IL $100,057 Elkville, IL $100,358

Energy, IL $100,605 Equality, IL $100,371 Galatia, IL $100,361 Golconda, IL $100,019 Goreville, IL $100,384 Gorham, IL $100,176 Grand Chain, IL $100,095 Grand Tower, IL $100,133

Grantsburg, IL $100,224 Harrisburg, IL $100,483 Herod, IL $100,069 Herrin, IL $100,642 Hurst, IL $100,601 Jacob, IL $100,172 Johnston City, IL $100,517 Jonesboro, IL $100,229

Joppa, IL $100,415 Junction, IL $100,341 Karbers Ridge, IL $100,177 Karnak, IL $100,172 Mc Clure, IL $100,047 Makanda, IL $100,337 Marion, IL $100,508 Metropolis, IL $100,210

Millcreek, IL $100,454 Miller City, IL $99,683 Mound City, IL $100,296 Mounds, IL $100,218 Muddy, IL $100,575 Murphysboro, IL $100,444 New Burnside, IL $100,319 Olive Branch, IL $100,172

Olmsted, IL $100,110 Oraville, IL $100,581 Ozark, IL $100,267 Perks, IL $100,202 Pittsburg, IL $100,387 Pomona, IL $100,126 Pulaski, IL $100,211 Raleigh, IL $100,428

Ridgway, IL $100,582 Rosiclare, IL $100,183 Royalton, IL $100,395 Shawneetown, IL $100,461 Simpson, IL $100,188 Stonefort, IL $100,211 Tamms, IL $100,179 Thebes, IL $100,119

Ullin, IL $100,239 Unity, IL $100,191 Vergennes, IL $100,471 Vienna, IL $100,344 Villa Ridge, IL $100,112 Willisville, IL $101,359 Wolf Lake, IL $99,991 Zeigler, IL $100,657

Centralia, IL $101,038 Hoyleton, IL $101,062 Akin, IL $100,248 Albion, IL $99,817 Alma, IL $100,409 Ashley, IL $100,779 Barnhill, IL $100,167 Belle Rive, IL $100,238

Bellmont, IL $99,786 Benton, IL $100,473 Bourbonnais, IL $103,582 Bradley, IL $103,568 Buckingham, IL $101,613 Buckley, IL $101,718 Cabery, IL $101,131 Campus, IL $101,411

Chatsworth, IL $101,357 Chebanse, IL $102,121 Cissna Park, IL $101,698 Claytonville, IL $101,527 Clifton, IL $101,500 Crescent City, IL $101,264 Cullom, IL $100,841 Danforth, IL $101,004

Donovan, IL $101,813 East Lynn, IL $101,993 Elliott, IL $102,607 Emington, IL $100,612 Essex, IL $102,685 Gibson City, IL $102,548 Gilman, IL $101,296 Goodwine, IL $101,567

Grant Park, IL $104,729 Herscher, IL $101,885 Hoopeston, IL $101,493 Hopkins Park, IL $103,083 Iroquois, IL $101,595 Kempton, IL $100,656 Loda, IL $102,230 Ludlow, IL $102,907

Manteno, IL $104,291 Martinton, IL $101,832 Melvin, IL $102,141 Milford, IL $101,127 Momence, IL $104,144 Onarga, IL $101,404 Papineau, IL $102,607 Paxton, IL $102,652

Pembroke Township, IL $103,076 Piper City, IL $101,239 Rankin, IL $102,255 Reddick, IL $102,000 Roberts, IL $101,676 Rossville, IL $101,423 Saint Anne, IL $102,670 Sheldon, IL $100,940

Stockland, IL $100,793 Thawville, IL $101,431 Union Hill, IL $102,461 Watseka, IL $101,158 Wellington, IL $101,246 Woodland, IL $101,273 Apple River, IL $101,019 Ashton, IL $101,962

Baileyville, IL $102,304 Belvidere, IL $102,790 Byron, IL $102,674 Caledonia, IL $102,806 Capron, IL $102,831 Cedarville, IL $102,338 Chadwick, IL $100,668 Chana, IL $102,336

Cherry Valley, IL $102,801 Dakota, IL $102,463 Davis, IL $102,620 Davis Junction, IL $102,747 Dixon, IL $101,417 Durand, IL $102,738 East Dubuque, IL $100,606 Eleroy, IL $102,119

Elizabeth, IL $100,636 Forreston, IL $101,921 Franklin Grove, IL $101,635 Freeport, IL $102,309 Galena, IL $100,673 Galt, IL $101,111 Garden Prairie, IL $102,840 German Valley, IL $102,505

Hanover, IL $100,545 Harmon, IL $100,675 Holcomb, IL $102,651 Kent, IL $101,310 Lanark, IL $101,155 Leaf River, IL $102,551 Lena, IL $101,658 Lindenwood, IL $102,632

Mc Connell, IL $102,224 Milledgeville, IL $100,969 Monroe Center, IL $102,728 Mount Carroll, IL $100,765 Mount Morris, IL $102,248 Nachusa, IL $101,386 Nora, IL $101,551 Orangeville, IL $102,423

Oregon, IL $102,247 Pearl City, IL $101,369 Pecatonica, IL $102,779 Polo, IL $101,455 Poplar Grove, IL $102,797 Midlothian, IL $108,403 Mason, IL $100,148 Romeoville, IL $107,271

Minooka, IL $104,963 Mokena, IL $107,094 Monee, IL $105,689 Morris, IL $103,091 New Lenox, IL $106,633 Oak Forest, IL $108,097 Oak Lawn, IL $109,920 Bridgeview, IL $110,061

Hometown, IL $110,031 Hickory Hills, IL $109,775 Justice, IL $110,095 Burbank, IL $110,099 Odell, IL $100,589 Olympia Fields, IL $106,477 Orland Park, IL $108,375 Palos Heights, IL $109,029

Palos Park, IL $108,894 Palos Hills, IL $109,495 Park Forest, IL $106,008 Peotone, IL $104,984 Posen, IL $108,208 Ransom, IL $100,801 Richton Park, IL $106,186 Robbins, IL $108,609

South Holland, IL $106,851 South Wilmington, IL $102,588 Steger, IL $105,859 Thornton, IL $106,458 Tinley Park, IL $107,582 Country Club Hills, IL $107,149 Verona, IL $101,676 Willow Springs, IL $109,428

Wilmington, IL $103,724 Worth, IL $109,438 University Park, IL $105,761 Homer Glen, IL $107,677 Bedford Park, IL $110,152 Summit Argo, IL $110,182 Aurora, IL $106,607 Batavia, IL $106,173

Big Rock, IL $103,491 Bristol, IL $104,746 Brookfield, IL $110,221 Clarendon Hills, IL $109,369 Downers Grove, IL $108,880 Woodridge, IL $108,444 Earlville, IL $101,551 Eola, IL $106,747

Hinckley, IL $102,623 Hinsdale, IL $109,687 Oak Brook, IL $109,617 La Grange, IL $110,129 La Grange Park, IL $110,175 Willowbrook, IL $109,322 Lee, IL $102,519 Leland, IL $101,750

Lisle, IL $108,253 Lyons, IL $110,239 Millbrook, IL $103,480 Millington, IL $103,120 Montgomery, IL $105,731 Mooseheart, IL $105,908 Naperville, IL $107,604 Newark, IL $103,068

North Aurora, IL $105,773 Oswego, IL $105,642 Plainfield, IL $106,407 Plano, IL $103,693 Riverside, IL $110,271 Sandwich, IL $102,880 Serena, IL $101,720 Shabbona, IL $102,340

Sheridan, IL $102,182 Somonauk, IL $102,426 Steward, IL $102,463 Sugar Grove, IL $104,685 Warrenville, IL $107,372 Waterman, IL $102,405 Wedron, IL $101,540 Western Springs, IL $109,934

Westmont, IL $109,330 Yorkville, IL $104,532 Darien, IL $108,953 Mode, IL $100,073 Montrose, IL $100,043 Mount Erie, IL $99,720 Neoga, IL $100,239 Newton, IL $99,580

Oblong, IL $98,876 Olney, IL $99,094 Palestine, IL $97,351 Parkersburg, IL $98,900 Robinson, IL $97,865 Saint Elmo, IL $100,214 Sainte Marie, IL $99,158 Saint Francisville, IL $96,481

Shumway, IL $100,116 Sigel, IL $100,135 Stewardson, IL $100,154 Stoy, IL $98,735 Strasburg, IL $100,206 Sumner, IL $97,158 Teutopolis, IL $100,239 Toledo, IL $100,083

Trilla, IL $100,140 Vandalia, IL $100,778 Watson, IL $100,251 Westfield, IL $100,025 West Liberty, IL $98,776 West Salem, IL $99,187 West Union, IL $97,868 West York, IL $98,119

Wheeler, IL $100,001 Willow Hill, IL $99,009 Yale, IL $99,263 Argenta, IL $101,506 Assumption, IL $101,097 Beason, IL $101,060 Blue Mound, IL $101,757 Boody, IL $101,641

Buffalo, IL $102,206 Bulpitt, IL $102,100 Chestnut, IL $101,540 Cornland, IL $102,172 Dawson, IL $102,471 Decatur, IL $101,516 Divernon, IL $102,186 Edinburg, IL $102,168

Elwin, IL $101,475 Farmersville, IL $101,827 Findlay, IL $100,659 Forsyth, IL $101,625 Glenarm, IL $102,407 Harristown, IL $101,606 Harvel, IL $101,516 Illiopolis, IL $101,935

Kincaid, IL $102,054 Lake Fork, IL $102,053 Latham, IL $101,610 Macon, IL $101,258 Mechanicsburg, IL $102,282 Morrisonville, IL $101,678 Mount Auburn, IL $101,978 Mount Pulaski, IL $101,846

Mt Zion, IL $101,454 Moweaqua, IL $101,202 Niantic, IL $101,736 Oconee, IL $100,672 Oreana, IL $101,452 Owaneco, IL $101,223 Palmer, IL $101,715 Pana, IL $101,096

Pawnee, IL $102,229 Raymond, IL $101,217 Riverton, IL $102,538 Rochester, IL $102,501 Shelbyville, IL $100,606 Stonington, IL $101,763 Taylorville, IL $101,760 Tovey, IL $102,086

Tower Hill, IL $100,721 West Point, IL $100,073 Fox Valley, IL $106,899 Golf, IL $109,989 Lovejoy, IL $103,207 Waggoner, IL $101,562 Warrensburg, IL $101,401 Alexander, IL $101,959

Alsey, IL $100,797 Arenzville, IL $100,836 Ashland, IL $101,800 Athens, IL $102,345 Auburn, IL $102,222 Bath, IL $100,765 Beardstown, IL $100,891 Bluffs, IL $100,687

Bluff Springs, IL $100,887 Browning, IL $100,516 Cantrall, IL $102,612 Carlinville, IL $101,189 Kingston, IL $102,758 Kirkland, IL $102,676 Lafox, IL $104,934 Lombard, IL $108,989

Malta, IL $102,660 Maple Park, IL $102,974 Marengo, IL $103,000 Maywood, IL $110,270 Westchester, IL $110,185 Broadview, IL $110,243 Lake In The Hills, IL $104,058 Medinah, IL $108,347

Schaumburg, IL $107,771 Melrose Park, IL $110,250 Hillside, IL $110,164 Berkeley, IL $110,107 Stone Park, IL $110,222 Hoffman Estates, IL $107,240 Plato Center, IL $104,189 River Grove, IL $110,276

Roselle, IL $107,982 Saint Charles, IL $105,967 Schiller Park, IL $110,201 South Elgin, IL $105,627 Sycamore, IL $103,076 Union, IL $103,133 Villa Park, IL $109,476 Wasco, IL $104,746

Wayne, IL $106,397 West Chicago, IL $106,942 Wheaton, IL $108,028 Winfield, IL $107,573 Wood Dale, IL $109,161 Evanston, IL $110,198 Chicago, IL $110,385 Oak Park, IL $110,326

River Forest, IL $110,304 Beecher, IL $105,284 Berwyn, IL $110,302 Crest Hill, IL $106,623 Shorewood, IL $105,655 Blue Island, IL $108,749 Braceville, IL $102,956 Braidwood, IL $103,532

Calumet City, IL $106,546 Channahon, IL $105,046 Chicago Heights, IL $105,987 Chicago Ridge, IL $109,718 Grayslake, IL $104,124 Gurnee, IL $103,990 Harvard, IL $102,946 Hebron, IL $102,391

Highland Park, IL $108,020 Fort Sheridan, IL $107,556 Palatine, IL $107,409 Highwood, IL $107,611 Ingleside, IL $103,584 Island Lake, IL $104,214 Kenilworth, IL $109,867 Lake Bluff, IL $105,739

Lake Forest, IL $106,689 Lake Villa, IL $103,681 Lake Zurich, IL $106,158 Libertyville, IL $105,205 Mchenry, IL $103,245 Morton Grove, IL $110,157 Mount Prospect, IL $108,826 Mundelein, IL $105,153

Vernon Hills, IL $106,230 Northbrook, IL $108,785 North Chicago, IL $104,888 Park Ridge, IL $110,086 Lincolnshire, IL $107,092 Prospect Heights, IL $108,431 Richmond, IL $103,114 Ringwood, IL $103,061

Round Lake, IL $103,737 Russell, IL $103,427 Skokie, IL $110,234 Waukegan, IL $104,163 Spring Grove, IL $103,355 Techny, IL $109,252 Wadsworth, IL $103,663 Wauconda, IL $104,634

Kaneville, IL $104,041 Pocahontas, IL $101,775 Great Lakes, IL $105,330 Coal City, IL $103,436 Crete, IL $105,663 Crestwood, IL $108,741 Dolton, IL $107,363 Dwight, IL $101,373

Elwood, IL $105,397 Flossmoor, IL $106,679 Frankfort, IL $106,359 Gardner, IL $102,127 Glenwood, IL $106,230 Harvey, IL $107,591 Markham, IL $107,670 Hazel Crest, IL $107,186

Homewood, IL $106,805 Joliet, IL $105,794 Kinsman, IL $101,057 Lansing, IL $106,154 Lemont, IL $108,387 Bolingbrook, IL $107,947 Lockport, IL $107,178 Manhattan, IL $105,459

Matteson, IL $106,521 Mazon, IL $102,351 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $101,753 Red Bud, IL $102,029 Renault, IL $101,860 Rockwood, IL $100,531 Saint Jacob, IL $102,391 Saint Libory, IL $102,001

Smithboro, IL $101,040 Smithton, IL $102,550 Sparta, IL $101,415 Steeleville, IL $101,169 Summerfield, IL $102,348 Tilden, IL $101,776 Trenton, IL $102,222 Troy, IL $102,592

Valmeyer, IL $102,201 Walsh, IL $101,235 Waterloo, IL $102,399 Quincy, IL $100,630 Augusta, IL $100,124 Barry, IL $100,128 Basco, IL $100,089 Baylis, IL $100,038

Bowen, IL $100,129 Camden, IL $99,982 Camp Point, IL $100,192 Carthage, IL $100,192 Chambersburg, IL $100,232 Clayton, IL $100,105 Coatsburg, IL $100,174 Colchester, IL $100,200

Colusa, IL $100,167 Dallas City, IL $100,172 Elvaston, IL $100,399 Ferris, IL $100,518 Fowler, IL $100,242 Golden, IL $100,200 Griggsville, IL $100,247 Hamilton, IL $100,299

Hull, IL $99,992 Huntsville, IL $99,935 Kinderhook, IL $100,042 La Prairie, IL $99,982 Liberty, IL $100,155 Lima, IL $100,264 Loraine, IL $100,125 Mendon, IL $100,191

Milton, IL $100,602 Mount Sterling, IL $100,185 Nauvoo, IL $100,210 Nebo, IL $100,453 New Canton, IL $99,981 New Salem, IL $100,067 Niota, IL $100,143 Paloma, IL $100,246

Payson, IL $100,192 Pearl, IL $100,389 Perry, IL $100,308 Pittsfield, IL $100,262 Plainville, IL $100,148 Pleasant Hill, IL $100,279 Plymouth, IL $100,068 Rockport, IL $99,937

Sutter, IL $99,987 Tennessee, IL $100,107 Timewell, IL $100,029 Ursa, IL $100,123 Versailles, IL $100,350 Warsaw, IL $100,111 Buffalo Grove, IL $107,277 Wheeling, IL $108,267

Wilmette, IL $110,001 Winnetka, IL $109,531 Winthrop Harbor, IL $103,474 Wonder Lake, IL $102,747 Woodstock, IL $102,968 Zion, IL $103,575 Addison, IL $109,011 Algonquin, IL $104,447

Bartlett, IL $106,815 Bellwood, IL $110,227 Bensenville, IL $109,704 Streamwood, IL $106,820 Bloomingdale, IL $108,086 Burlington, IL $103,232 Carpentersville, IL $104,998 Clare, IL $102,716

Cortland, IL $103,027 Creston, IL $102,590 Dekalb, IL $102,878 Carol Stream, IL $107,820 Dundee, IL $104,934 Elburn, IL $104,451 Elgin, IL $106,087 Elmhurst, IL $109,807

Esmond, IL $102,608 Forest Park, IL $110,297 Franklin Park, IL $110,210 Hanover Park, IL $107,419 Geneva, IL $105,611 Genoa, IL $102,893 Gilberts, IL $104,210 Glen Ellyn, IL $108,535

Glendale Heights, IL $108,349 Hampshire, IL $103,291 Hines, IL $110,268 Huntley, IL $103,239 Itasca, IL $108,714 Madison, IL $103,188 Marine, IL $102,298 Maryville, IL $102,775

Medora, IL $101,622 Michael, IL $100,981 Moro, IL $102,361 Mount Olive, IL $101,553 Mozier, IL $100,770 National Stock Yards, IL $103,207 New Douglas, IL $101,831 Nokomis, IL $101,053

Ohlman, IL $101,157 Panama, IL $101,389 Patterson, IL $100,832 Piasa, IL $101,911 Ramsey, IL $100,414 Rockbridge, IL $101,155 Roodhouse, IL $100,935 Rosamond, IL $100,921

Roxana, IL $102,677 Sawyerville, IL $101,710 Sorento, IL $101,378 South Roxana, IL $102,753 Staunton, IL $101,878 Taylor Springs, IL $101,246 Venice, IL $103,207 Walshville, IL $101,207

White Hall, IL $100,869 Wilsonville, IL $101,807 Witt, IL $100,964 Wood River, IL $102,626 Worden, IL $102,165 Wrights, IL $100,892 East Saint Louis, IL $103,207 Fairview Heights, IL $102,930

Addieville, IL $101,820 Albers, IL $101,957 Aviston, IL $102,006 Baldwin, IL $101,798 Bartelso, IL $101,502 Beckemeyer, IL $101,831 Belleville, IL $102,738 Mascoutah, IL $102,354

Scott Air Force Base, IL $102,545 Breese, IL $101,840 Carlyle, IL $101,252 Caseyville, IL $102,945 Chester, IL $101,186 Collinsville, IL $102,864 Columbia, IL $102,765 Coulterville, IL $101,287

Cutler, IL $100,926 Dupo, IL $103,045 East Carondelet, IL $102,983 Ellis Grove, IL $101,239 Evansville, IL $101,698 Freeburg, IL $102,434 Fults, IL $102,028 Germantown, IL $101,915

Greenville, IL $101,361 Hagarstown, IL $100,843 Hecker, IL $102,308 Highland, IL $102,099 Hoffman, IL $101,467 Huey, IL $101,183 Keyesport, IL $101,092 Lebanon, IL $102,517

Lenzburg, IL $102,041 Maeystown, IL $102,113 Marissa, IL $101,894 Menard, IL $101,206 Millstadt, IL $102,827 Modoc, IL $101,100 Mulberry Grove, IL $100,897 Nashville, IL $101,219

New Athens, IL $102,223 New Baden, IL $102,134 New Memphis, IL $102,063 Oakdale, IL $101,283 O Fallon, IL $102,728 Okawville, IL $101,722 Percy, IL $101,048 Pierron, IL $101,884

Pinckneyville, IL $100,967

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

$98,805

Average $108,879/year

$117,406

$8,234

Average $9,073/month

$9,784

$1,900

Average $2,094/week

$2,258

$48

Average $52/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$117,406	$9,784	$2,258	$56
Average	$108,879	$9,073	$2,094	$52
25th Percentile	$98,805	$8,234	$1,900	$48

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