Geophysicist Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Geophysicist make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Mississippi is $95,292 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,582
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,488 to $102,772
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,473

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,772	$8,564	$1,976	$49
Average	$95,292	$7,941	$1,833	$46
25th Percentile	$86,488	$7,207	$1,663	$42

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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): $88,722
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,733
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $126,946
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,268
Expert (over 8 years): $172,415

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$88,722
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$93,733
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$126,946
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$140,268
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$172,415

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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:

Hillsboro: $93,511
Holly Bluff: $92,709
Kosciusko: $92,684

Hillsboro, MS $93,511 Holly Bluff, MS $92,709 Kosciusko, MS $92,684 Lake, MS $93,201 Lena, MS $93,569 Lexington, MS $92,521 Lorman, MS $92,752 Louise, MS $93,689

Ludlow, MS $93,774 Mc Adams, MS $92,601 Mc Cool, MS $92,497 Madden, MS $92,962 Madison, MS $94,627 Magee, MS $93,627 Mayersville, MS $93,265 Mendenhall, MS $93,959

Midnight, MS $93,691 Mize, MS $93,246 Morton, MS $93,992 Mount Olive, MS $93,252 Natchez, MS $92,991 Newhebron, MS $93,513 Pattison, MS $93,196 Pelahatchie, MS $94,291

Pickens, MS $93,265 Piney Woods, MS $94,446 Pinola, MS $93,902 Port Gibson, MS $93,180 Puckett, MS $94,083 Pulaski, MS $93,544 Raleigh, MS $93,293 Raymond, MS $94,592

Redwood, MS $93,315 Ridgeland, MS $94,869 Rolling Fork, MS $93,331 Sallis, MS $92,760 Sandhill, MS $94,508 Satartia, MS $93,790 Sharon, MS $93,889 Sibley, MS $93,216

Silver City, MS $93,169 Star, MS $94,576 Taylorsville, MS $93,010 Tchula, MS $92,599 Terry, MS $94,622 Thomastown, MS $92,970 Tinsley, MS $93,708 Tougaloo, MS $94,937

Utica, MS $94,069 Vaiden, MS $92,334 Valley Park, MS $92,885 Vaughan, MS $93,451 Vicksburg, MS $93,634 Walnut Grove, MS $93,139 Washington, MS $92,951 Wesson, MS $93,587

West, MS $92,322 Whitfield, MS $94,928 Yazoo City, MS $93,319 Jackson, MS $95,003 Pearl, MS $94,996 Richland, MS $95,003 Flowood, MS $94,976 Byram, MS $94,887

Lula, MS $94,513 Lyon, MS $92,754 Marks, MS $93,381 Michigan City, MS $95,216 Mount Pleasant, MS $97,504 Myrtle, MS $93,494 Nesbit, MS $99,117 New Albany, MS $93,328

Olive Branch, MS $98,972 Oxford, MS $93,649 Pope, MS $93,061 Potts Camp, MS $94,522 Red Banks, MS $97,456 Ripley, MS $93,207 Robinsonville, MS $97,778 Sarah, MS $96,379

Sardis, MS $94,691 Senatobia, MS $96,501 Sherard, MS $92,553 Sledge, MS $94,355 Southaven, MS $99,697 Taylor, MS $93,505 Tiplersville, MS $93,369 Tula, MS $92,982

Tunica, MS $96,635 University, MS $94,311 Victoria, MS $97,336 Walls, MS $99,482 Walnut, MS $93,402 Waterford, MS $94,867 Greenville, MS $94,992 Alligator, MS $92,258

Anguilla, MS $94,003 Arcola, MS $94,992 Avon, MS $94,992 Benoit, MS $94,104 Beulah, MS $93,236 Boyle, MS $93,682 Chatham, MS $94,829 Cleveland, MS $93,343

Doddsville, MS $92,827 Drew, MS $92,332 Parchman, MS $92,431 Dublin, MS $92,093 Duncan, MS $92,208 Glen Allan, MS $94,546 Grace, MS $94,315 Gunnison, MS $92,478

Hollandale, MS $94,992 Holly Ridge, MS $94,167 Indianola, MS $94,229 Inverness, MS $94,046 Isola, MS $94,257 Leland, MS $94,992 Merigold, MS $92,839 Metcalfe, MS $94,992

Moorhead, MS $93,318 Mound Bayou, MS $92,755 Pace, MS $93,302 Panther Burn, MS $94,579 Rena Lara, MS $92,230 Rome, MS $92,248 Rosedale, MS $93,081 Ruleville, MS $92,776

Scott, MS $94,428 Shaw, MS $93,967 Shelby, MS $92,534 Stoneville, MS $94,992 Sunflower, MS $93,143 Wayside, MS $94,992 Winstonville, MS $93,010 Winterville, MS $94,992

Tupelo, MS $93,755 Algoma, MS $93,496 Amory, MS $92,172 Baldwyn, MS $93,267 Becker, MS $91,935 Belden, MS $93,593 Belmont, MS $92,900 Blue Springs, MS $93,329

Booneville, MS $93,211 Burnsville, MS $93,137 Corinth, MS $93,490 Dennis, MS $92,794 Derma, MS $93,414 Ecru, MS $93,406 Fulton, MS $93,269 Gattman, MS $91,803

Glen, MS $93,230 Abbeville, MS $94,191 Arkabutla, MS $97,410 Ashland, MS $94,548 Batesville, MS $93,925 Belen, MS $93,095 Blue Mountain, MS $93,422 Byhalia, MS $97,888

Clarksdale, MS $92,484 Coahoma, MS $93,438 Coldwater, MS $97,563 Como, MS $95,227 Courtland, MS $93,437 Crenshaw, MS $94,734 Crowder, MS $93,113 Darling, MS $93,889

Dumas, MS $93,145 Dundee, MS $94,570 Etta, MS $93,394 Falcon, MS $94,114 Falkner, MS $93,838 Farrell, MS $92,756 Friars Point, MS $93,491 Hernando, MS $98,290

Hickory Flat, MS $94,104 Holly Springs, MS $95,625 Horn Lake, MS $99,589 Independence, MS $97,182 Jonestown, MS $93,522 Lake Cormorant, MS $99,064 Lamar, MS $95,675 Stennis Space Center, MS $94,927

Diamondhead, MS $94,128 Biloxi, MS $94,704 Diberville, MS $94,651 Escatawpa, MS $94,190 Gautier, MS $94,173 Hurley, MS $94,441 Kiln, MS $94,223 Lakeshore, MS $94,999

Long Beach, MS $94,011 Mc Henry, MS $93,750 Moss Point, MS $94,267 Ocean Springs, MS $94,314 Vancleave, MS $94,081 Pascagoula, MS $94,266 Pass Christian, MS $94,015 Pearlington, MS $96,229

Perkinston, MS $93,731 Saucier, MS $94,031 Waveland, MS $94,275 Wiggins, MS $93,412 Brookhaven, MS $93,571 Bogue Chitto, MS $93,095 Bude, MS $93,105 Centreville, MS $95,845

Chatawa, MS $93,947 Crosby, MS $93,655 Fernwood, MS $93,506 Gloster, MS $94,292 Jayess, MS $92,785 Kokomo, MS $92,829 Liberty, MS $94,552 Mc Call Creek, MS $93,019

Mccomb, MS $93,130 Magnolia, MS $93,614 Meadville, MS $92,741 Monticello, MS $93,338 Oak Vale, MS $92,867 Osyka, MS $94,264 Roxie, MS $92,687 Ruth, MS $92,927

Silver Creek, MS $93,255 Smithdale, MS $92,959 Sontag, MS $93,370 Summit, MS $92,923 Tylertown, MS $92,903 Union Church, MS $93,108 Woodville, MS $94,651 Columbus, MS $91,109

Aberdeen, MS $91,724 Ackerman, MS $92,538 Artesia, MS $91,243 Bellefontaine, MS $92,679 Brooksville, MS $91,592 Caledonia, MS $91,513 Cedarbluff, MS $91,735 Crawford, MS $91,380

Eupora, MS $92,653 French Camp, MS $92,513 Hamilton, MS $91,339 Kilmichael, MS $92,467 Maben, MS $92,289 Mantee, MS $92,412 Mathiston, MS $92,455 Mayhew, MS $91,116

Montpelier, MS $92,062 Pheba, MS $91,974 Prairie, MS $91,713 Starkville, MS $91,618 Mississippi State, MS $91,543 Steens, MS $91,159 Stewart, MS $92,480 Sturgis, MS $92,238

Walthall, MS $92,833 Weir, MS $92,628 West Point, MS $91,290 Woodland, MS $92,465 Thaxton, MS $93,159 Tishomingo, MS $92,722 Toccopola, MS $93,167 Trebloc, MS $92,161

Tremont, MS $93,056 Van Vleet, MS $92,876 Vardaman, MS $92,987 Verona, MS $93,735 Wheeler, MS $93,221 Grenada, MS $92,512 Banner, MS $92,912 Big Creek, MS $92,667

Bruce, MS $92,971 Calhoun City, MS $92,857 Carrollton, MS $92,075 Cascilla, MS $92,190 Charleston, MS $92,317 Coffeeville, MS $92,568 Coila, MS $92,085 Cruger, MS $92,296

Duck Hill, MS $92,437 Elliott, MS $92,540 Enid, MS $92,582 Glendora, MS $92,040 Gore Springs, MS $92,605 Greenwood, MS $92,050 Holcomb, MS $92,071 Itta Bena, MS $92,728

Mc Carley, MS $92,195 Minter City, MS $91,854 Money, MS $91,977 Morgan City, MS $92,892 North Carrollton, MS $92,573 Oakland, MS $92,476 Paris, MS $92,914 Philipp, MS $91,782

Pittsboro, MS $92,993 Schlater, MS $92,036 Scobey, MS $92,327 Sidon, MS $92,269 Slate Spring, MS $92,798 Sumner, MS $92,314 Swan Lake, MS $92,072 Swiftown, MS $93,136

Tie Plant, MS $92,515 Tillatoba, MS $92,372 Tippo, MS $91,926 Tutwiler, MS $92,265 Vance, MS $92,118 Water Valley, MS $92,818 Webb, MS $92,186 Winona, MS $92,436

Belzoni, MS $93,577 Benton, MS $93,432 Bentonia, MS $94,100 Bolton, MS $94,488 Brandon, MS $94,494 Braxton, MS $94,336 Camden, MS $93,191 Canton, MS $94,157

Carthage, MS $93,012 Cary, MS $93,428 Clinton, MS $94,786 Conehatta, MS $93,011 Crystal Springs, MS $94,297 Delta City, MS $94,572 D Lo, MS $94,141 Durant, MS $92,613

Edwards, MS $94,242 Ethel, MS $92,489 Fayette, MS $92,791 Flora, MS $94,444 Pocahontas, MS $94,906 Florence, MS $94,686 Meridian, MS $92,829 Bailey, MS $92,704

Buckatunna, MS $92,784 Chunky, MS $92,617 Clara, MS $92,717 Collinsville, MS $92,753 Daleville, MS $92,614 Decatur, MS $92,754 De Kalb, MS $92,634 Enterprise, MS $92,616

Hickory, MS $92,633 Lauderdale, MS $92,727 Lawrence, MS $92,951 Little Rock, MS $92,652 Louin, MS $92,808 Louisville, MS $92,630 Macon, MS $92,864 Marion, MS $93,028

Newton, MS $92,775 Noxapater, MS $92,674 Pachuta, MS $92,562 Paulding, MS $92,543 Philadelphia, MS $92,751 Porterville, MS $92,617 Preston, MS $92,645 Quitman, MS $92,682

Rose Hill, MS $92,491 Scooba, MS $92,832 Sebastopol, MS $93,237 Shubuta, MS $92,603 Shuqualak, MS $92,817 State Line, MS $92,957 Stonewall, MS $92,722 Toomsuba, MS $92,747

Union, MS $92,695 Vossburg, MS $92,582 Waynesboro, MS $92,724 Hattiesburg, MS $92,938 Bassfield, MS $92,868 Bay Springs, MS $92,878 Beaumont, MS $92,833 Brooklyn, MS $93,023

Carriere, MS $94,659 Carson, MS $92,910 Collins, MS $92,994 Columbia, MS $92,857 Eastabuchie, MS $92,762 Ellisville, MS $92,795 Heidelberg, MS $92,647 Laurel, MS $93,083

Leakesville, MS $93,550 Lucedale, MS $94,279 Lumberton, MS $93,275 Mc Lain, MS $93,195 Mc Neill, MS $94,542 Moselle, MS $92,763 Moss, MS $92,708 Neely, MS $93,025

New Augusta, MS $92,645 Nicholson, MS $95,128 Ovett, MS $92,639 Petal, MS $92,905 Picayune, MS $95,039 Poplarville, MS $93,927 Prentiss, MS $93,200 Purvis, MS $92,909

Richton, MS $92,626 Sandersville, MS $92,807 Sandy Hook, MS $92,893 Seminary, MS $92,743 Soso, MS $92,727 Stringer, MS $92,780 Sumrall, MS $92,788 Foxworth, MS $92,829

Gulfport, MS $93,956 Bay Saint Louis, MS $94,821 Plantersville, MS $93,220 Pontotoc, MS $93,474 Randolph, MS $93,127 Rienzi, MS $93,221 Saltillo, MS $93,512 Shannon, MS $93,252

Sherman, MS $93,622 Smithville, MS $92,748 Golden, MS $92,909 Greenwood Springs, MS $92,103 Guntown, MS $93,361 Houlka, MS $93,259 Houston, MS $92,757 Iuka, MS $92,802

Mantachie, MS $93,371 Marietta, MS $93,099 Mooreville, MS $93,547 Nettleton, MS $92,883 New Site, MS $92,898 Okolona, MS $92,671 Lambert, MS $92,373 Forest, MS $93,457

Gallman, MS $94,040 Georgetown, MS $94,098 Goodman, MS $93,095 Harperville, MS $93,383 Harriston, MS $92,833 Harrisville, MS $94,251 Hazlehurst, MS $93,674 Hermanville, MS $93,369

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

$86,488

Average $95,292/year

$102,772

$7,207

Average $7,941/month

$8,564

$1,663

Average $1,833/week

$1,976

$42

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,772	$8,564	$1,976	$49
Average	$95,292	$7,941	$1,833	$46
25th Percentile	$86,488	$7,207	$1,663	$42

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