Staff Geophysicist, H-1B salary
What 20 H-1B filings report for “Staff Geophysicist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Geophysicist?
$125k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Geophysicist, typically $78k to $160k, across 20 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Staff Geophysicist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Geophysicist roles are SLB, Ormat Technologies, TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, and Willowstick Technologies LLC, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Geophysicist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1SLB6 filings$131k
- 2Ormat Technologies4 filings$81k
- 3TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company2 filings$154k
- 4Willowstick Technologies LLC2 filings$78k
- 5Broken Hill Proprietary1 filings$201k
- 6ConocoPhillips1 filings$170k
- 7Microseismic1 filings$120k
- 8MoMacMo Limited1 filings$104k
- 9Occidental Petroleum1 filings$130k
- 10Petroleum Geo-Services1 filings$145k
Related titles in this family
27 filings carry “Staff Geophysicist” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr Staff Geophysicist5 filings$216k
- 2Multicomponent Staff Geophysicist1 filings$158k
- 3Senior Staff Geophysicist1 filings$78k
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