Geophysicist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Geophysicist make in Vermont?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Vermont is $104,841 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,528
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,141 to $113,052
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,309

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,052	$9,421	$2,174	$54
Average	$104,841	$8,737	$2,016	$50
25th Percentile	$95,141	$7,928	$1,830	$46

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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): $97,596
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,130
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $139,647
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $154,354
Expert (over 8 years): $189,738

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$97,596
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$103,130
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$139,647
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$154,354
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$189,738

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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: $118,268.
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:

Adamant: $107,314
Barre: $107,475
Cabot: $107,239

Adamant, VT $107,314 Barre, VT $107,475 Cabot, VT $107,239 Calais, VT $107,333 East Barre, VT $107,312 East Calais, VT $107,314 East Montpelier, VT $107,385 Eden, VT $107,243

Eden Mills, VT $107,146 Graniteville, VT $107,469 Hyde Park, VT $107,401 Johnson, VT $107,537 Lake Elmore, VT $107,282 Marshfield, VT $107,257 Moretown, VT $107,544 Morrisville, VT $107,532

Moscow, VT $107,586 Northfield, VT $107,413 Northfield Falls, VT $107,915 North Hyde Park, VT $107,394 North Montpelier, VT $107,286 Plainfield, VT $107,271 Roxbury, VT $107,089 South Barre, VT $107,600

Waterbury, VT $107,575 Stowe, VT $107,590 Waitsfield, VT $107,531 Warren, VT $107,330 Washington, VT $107,120 Waterbury Center, VT $107,572 Websterville, VT $107,451 Williamstown, VT $107,327

Wolcott, VT $107,268 Woodbury, VT $107,162 Worcester, VT $107,269 Rutland, VT $107,266 Belmont, VT $106,934 Benson, VT $106,933 Bomoseen, VT $107,102 Brandon, VT $107,181

Bridport, VT $107,193 Castleton, VT $107,122 Center Rutland, VT $107,196 Chittenden, VT $106,949 Cuttingsville, VT $106,912 Danby, VT $107,095 East Middlebury, VT $107,252 East Poultney, VT $107,106

East Wallingford, VT $106,990 Fair Haven, VT $107,028 Florence, VT $106,991 Forest Dale, VT $107,186 Gaysville, VT $106,505 Granville, VT $107,008 Hancock, VT $106,991 Hydeville, VT $107,115

Killington, VT $106,979 Middlebury, VT $107,417 Middletown Springs, VT $107,049 Mount Holly, VT $106,949 North Clarendon, VT $107,106 Orwell, VT $107,095 Pawlet, VT $107,133 Pittsfield, VT $107,041

Pittsford, VT $107,144 Poultney, VT $107,124 Proctor, VT $107,242 Ripton, VT $107,118 Rochester, VT $107,063 Rupert, VT $107,052 Salisbury, VT $107,223 Shoreham, VT $107,132

Stockbridge, VT $106,942 Wallingford, VT $107,000 Wells, VT $107,137 West Pawlet, VT $107,174 West Rupert, VT $107,148 West Rutland, VT $107,083 Whiting, VT $107,136 Saint Johnsbury, VT $107,252

Albany, VT $107,190 Barnet, VT $107,137 Barton, VT $107,178 Beebe Plain, VT $107,210 Concord, VT $107,036 Coventry, VT $107,335 Craftsbury, VT $107,221 Craftsbury Common, VT $107,226

Danville, VT $107,161 Derby, VT $107,210 Derby Line, VT $107,130 East Burke, VT $107,127 East Charleston, VT $107,137 East Hardwick, VT $107,195 East Haven, VT $106,893 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $107,250

Glover, VT $107,146 Granby, VT $106,761 Greensboro, VT $107,110 Greensboro Bend, VT $107,178 Hardwick, VT $107,297 Irasburg, VT $107,151 Island Pond, VT $106,976 Lowell, VT $107,115

Lower Waterford, VT $107,238 Lyndon, VT $107,219 Lyndon Center, VT $107,339 Lyndonville, VT $107,223 Morgan, VT $107,030 Newport, VT $107,274 Newport Center, VT $107,137 North Concord, VT $106,858

North Troy, VT $107,152 Orleans, VT $107,112 Passumpsic, VT $107,258 Peacham, VT $107,042 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $107,261 Sheffield, VT $107,071 Sutton, VT $107,063 Troy, VT $107,163

West Burke, VT $107,134 West Charleston, VT $107,084 West Danville, VT $107,167 Westfield, VT $107,082 West Glover, VT $107,156 Averill, VT $106,532 Beecher Falls, VT $107,223 Canaan, VT $106,956

Gilman, VT $107,427 Guildhall, VT $106,815 Lunenburg, VT $107,048 Norton, VT $106,745 North Bennington, VT $107,938 North Pownal, VT $108,155 Pownal, VT $108,216 White River Junction, VT $107,238

Ascutney, VT $107,288 Barnard, VT $106,994 Bethel, VT $107,061 Bradford, VT $107,173 Bridgewater, VT $107,104 Bridgewater Corners, VT $106,892 Brookfield, VT $107,165 Brownsville, VT $107,106

Chelsea, VT $107,103 Corinth, VT $107,074 East Corinth, VT $107,119 East Randolph, VT $107,140 East Ryegate, VT $107,047 East Thetford, VT $107,179 Fairlee, VT $107,064 Groton, VT $107,093

Hartford, VT $107,517 Hartland, VT $107,141 Hartland Four Corners, VT $107,136 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $107,412 Newbury, VT $107,080 North Hartland, VT $107,216 North Pomfret, VT $107,033 North Thetford, VT $107,177

Norwich, VT $107,156 Plymouth, VT $106,815 Post Mills, VT $107,153 Quechee, VT $107,265 Randolph, VT $107,245 Randolph Center, VT $107,191 Reading, VT $106,904 Sharon, VT $107,058

South Pomfret, VT $106,956 South Royalton, VT $107,089 South Ryegate, VT $107,111 South Strafford, VT $107,084 South Woodstock, VT $106,930 Strafford, VT $106,991 Taftsville, VT $107,273 Thetford, VT $107,179

Thetford Center, VT $107,067 Topsham, VT $107,035 Tunbridge, VT $107,055 Vershire, VT $107,005 Wells River, VT $107,118 West Fairlee, VT $107,315 West Hartford, VT $107,035 West Newbury, VT $107,077

West Topsham, VT $107,120 Wilder, VT $107,522 Windsor, VT $107,184 Woodstock, VT $107,053 Bellows Falls, VT $107,444 Cambridgeport, VT $107,321 Cavendish, VT $106,964 Chester, VT $107,071

Chester Depot, VT $107,033 Grafton, VT $106,990 Londonderry, VT $107,182 Ludlow, VT $107,020 North Springfield, VT $107,394 Perkinsville, VT $107,102 Peru, VT $107,070 Proctorsville, VT $106,983

Saxtons River, VT $107,422 South Londonderry, VT $107,249 Springfield, VT $107,341 Westminster, VT $107,443 Westminster Station, VT $107,450 Weston, VT $106,960 Shaftsbury, VT $107,809 Brattleboro, VT $107,663

Bondville, VT $107,218 East Dover, VT $107,435 Jacksonville, VT $107,706 Jamaica, VT $107,220 Marlboro, VT $108,196 Newfane, VT $107,365 Putney, VT $107,343 Readsboro, VT $108,209

South Newfane, VT $107,402 Stamford, VT $108,131 Townshend, VT $107,268 Vernon, VT $107,992 Wardsboro, VT $107,346 West Dover, VT $107,522 West Dummerston, VT $107,392 West Halifax, VT $107,557

West Townshend, VT $107,124 West Wardsboro, VT $107,126 Whitingham, VT $107,667 Williamsville, VT $107,392 Wilmington, VT $107,602 Burlington, VT $107,896 South Burlington, VT $107,889 Winooski, VT $107,896

Colchester, VT $107,896 Alburgh, VT $107,357 Bakersfield, VT $107,517 Belvidere Center, VT $107,127 Bristol, VT $107,539 Cambridge, VT $107,667 Charlotte, VT $107,750 East Berkshire, VT $107,413

East Fairfield, VT $107,573 Enosburg Falls, VT $107,276 Essex, VT $107,814 Essex Junction, VT $107,821 Fairfax, VT $107,675 Fairfield, VT $107,571 Ferrisburgh, VT $107,630 Franklin, VT $107,283

Grand Isle, VT $107,685 Highgate Center, VT $107,374 Highgate Springs, VT $107,428 Hinesburg, VT $107,747 Huntington, VT $107,666 Isle La Motte, VT $107,491 Jeffersonville, VT $107,595 Jericho, VT $107,724

Jonesville, VT $107,746 Milton, VT $107,775 Monkton, VT $107,661 Montgomery, VT $107,276 Montgomery Center, VT $107,146 New Haven, VT $107,526 North Ferrisburgh, VT $107,678 North Hero, VT $107,571

Richford, VT $107,258 Richmond, VT $107,736 Saint Albans, VT $107,619 Saint Albans Bay, VT $107,605 Shelburne, VT $107,848 Sheldon, VT $107,491 Sheldon Springs, VT $107,755 South Hero, VT $107,783

Starksboro, VT $107,602 Swanton, VT $107,472 Underhill, VT $107,699 Underhill Center, VT $107,703 Vergennes, VT $107,493 Waterville, VT $107,529 Westford, VT $107,753 Williston, VT $107,834

Montpelier, VT $107,458 Bennington, VT $108,017 Arlington, VT $107,636 Dorset, VT $107,218 East Arlington, VT $107,177 East Dorset, VT $107,220 Manchester, VT $107,509 Manchester Center, VT $107,439

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

$95,141

Average $104,841/year

$113,052

$7,928

Average $8,737/month

$9,421

$1,830

Average $2,016/week

$2,174

$46

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,052	$9,421	$2,174	$54
Average	$104,841	$8,737	$2,016	$50
25th Percentile	$95,141	$7,928	$1,830	$46

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