Geophysicist Salary in Montana

How much does a Geophysicist make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Montana is $99,224 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,223
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,605 to $108,122
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,846

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,122	$9,010	$2,079	$52
Average	$99,224	$8,269	$1,908	$48
25th Percentile	$89,605	$7,467	$1,723	$43

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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): $93,030
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,359
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $133,120
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,276
Expert (over 8 years): $181,065

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$93,030
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$98,359
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$133,120
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$147,276
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$181,065

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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: $117,624.
California: $117,178.
Massachusetts: $115,616.

District of Columbia $117,624 California $117,178 Massachusetts $115,616 Washington $115,191 New Jersey $115,149 Alaska $115,000 Connecticut $113,534 New York $112,939

Hawaii $111,038 Rhode Island $110,145 Maryland $109,540 Minnesota $108,711 Colorado $108,392 Illinois $108,286 Oregon $107,882 Delaware $107,585

New Hampshire $107,398 Virginia $106,979 Pennsylvania $105,758 Nevada $105,141 North Dakota $104,940 Michigan $104,621 Wisconsin $104,504 Vermont $104,270

Texas $103,622 Maine $103,580 Arizona $103,516 Ohio $103,442 Georgia $102,464 Indiana $101,976 Wyoming $101,880 Utah $101,731

Iowa $101,668 Kansas $101,158 Louisiana $101,009 North Carolina $100,956 Missouri $100,935 Florida $100,520 Montana $100,297 Nebraska $100,085

Kentucky $99,968 South Carolina $99,543 Tennessee $99,277 Idaho $99,171 New Mexico $98,396 Oklahoma $98,226 Alabama $97,599 South Dakota $96,547

Arkansas $95,973 West Virginia $95,665 Mississippi $94,741

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:

Absarokee: $101,243
Acton: $102,093
Ashland: $101,243

Absarokee, MT $101,243 Acton, MT $102,093 Ashland, MT $101,243 Ballantine, MT $101,668 Bearcreek, MT $101,243 Belfry, MT $101,243 Bighorn, MT $101,243 Big Timber, MT $101,243

Birney, MT $101,243 Boyd, MT $101,243 Bridger, MT $101,243 Broadview, MT $101,243 Busby, MT $101,243 Clyde Park, MT $90,778 Columbus, MT $101,243 Cooke City, MT $101,243

Crow Agency, MT $101,243 Custer, MT $101,243 Decker, MT $101,243 Edgar, MT $101,243 Emigrant, MT $90,778 Fishtail, MT $101,243 Fromberg, MT $101,243 Gardiner, MT $107,479

Garryowen, MT $101,243 Grass Range, MT $101,243 Greycliff, MT $101,243 Hardin, MT $101,243 Fort Smith, MT $101,243 Harlowton, MT $101,243 Huntley, MT $102,517 Hysham, MT $101,243

Ingomar, MT $101,243 Joliet, MT $101,243 Lame Deer, MT $101,243 Laurel, MT $102,305 Lavina, MT $101,243 Livingston, MT $96,005 Lodge Grass, MT $101,243 Mc Leod, MT $101,243

Martinsdale, MT $90,778 Melstone, MT $101,243 Melville, MT $101,243 Molt, MT $101,455 Mosby, MT $101,243 Musselshell, MT $101,243 Nye, MT $101,243 Otter, MT $101,243

Park City, MT $101,243 Pompeys Pillar, MT $101,243 Pray, MT $96,005 Pryor, MT $101,243 Rapelje, MT $101,243 Red Lodge, MT $101,243 Reed Point, MT $101,243 Roberts, MT $101,243

Roscoe, MT $101,243 Roundup, MT $101,243 Ryegate, MT $101,243 Saint Xavier, MT $101,243 Sanders, MT $101,243 Sand Springs, MT $101,243 Shawmut, MT $101,243 Shepherd, MT $101,774

Silver Gate, MT $101,243 Springdale, MT $101,243 Sumatra, MT $101,243 Teigen, MT $101,243 Two Dot, MT $95,070 Wilsall, MT $90,778 Winnett, MT $101,243 Worden, MT $101,243

Wyola, MT $101,243 Billings, MT $102,836 Baker, MT $98,502 Wolf Point, MT $101,243 Antelope, MT $104,058 Bainville, MT $104,058 Brockton, MT $104,058 Brockway, MT $101,243

Circle, MT $101,243 Crane, MT $104,058 Culbertson, MT $104,058 Dagmar, MT $104,058 Fairview, MT $104,058 Flaxville, MT $102,645 Fort Peck, MT $101,243 Frazer, MT $101,243

Froid, MT $104,058 Glasgow, MT $101,243 Saint Marie, MT $101,243 Glentana, MT $97,206 Hinsdale, MT $97,206 Homestead, MT $104,058 Lambert, MT $104,058 Larslan, MT $97,206

Medicine Lake, MT $104,058 Nashua, MT $101,243 Opheim, MT $97,206 Outlook, MT $104,058 Peerless, MT $101,243 Plentywood, MT $104,058 Poplar, MT $102,645 Raymond, MT $104,058

Redstone, MT $104,058 Reserve, MT $104,058 Richey, MT $102,645 Richland, MT $97,206 Saco, MT $97,206 Savage, MT $104,058 Scobey, MT $102,645 Sidney, MT $104,058

Vandalia, MT $97,206 Vida, MT $101,243 Westby, MT $104,058 Whitetail, MT $102,645 Miles City, MT $101,243 Alzada, MT $92,946 Angela, MT $101,243 Alberton, MT $90,778

Arlee, MT $90,778 Bonner, MT $90,778 Charlo, MT $90,778 Clinton, MT $90,778 Condon, MT $90,778 Conner, MT $90,778 Corvallis, MT $90,778 Darby, MT $90,778

De Borgia, MT $107,468 Dixon, MT $90,778 Drummond, MT $90,778 Florence, MT $90,778 Frenchtown, MT $90,778 Grantsdale, MT $90,778 Hall, MT $90,778 Hamilton, MT $90,778

Pinesdale, MT $90,778 Haugan, MT $107,468 Helmville, MT $90,778 Heron, MT $107,468 Hot Springs, MT $99,118 Huson, MT $90,778 Lolo, MT $90,778 Lonepine, MT $107,468

Milltown, MT $90,778 Noxon, MT $107,468 Ovando, MT $90,778 Pablo, MT $90,778 Paradise, MT $107,468 Philipsburg, MT $90,778 Plains, MT $107,468 Polson, MT $91,979

Ravalli, MT $90,778 Ronan, MT $90,778 Saint Ignatius, MT $90,778 Saint Regis, MT $107,468 Saltese, MT $107,468 Seeley Lake, MT $90,778 Stevensville, MT $90,778 Sula, MT $90,778

Superior, MT $107,468 Thompson Falls, MT $107,468 Trout Creek, MT $107,468 Victor, MT $90,778 Kalispell, MT $97,142 Big Arm, MT $97,142 Bigfork, MT $91,979 Columbia Falls, MT $100,318

Coram, MT $91,979 Dayton, MT $97,142 Elmo, MT $97,142 Essex, MT $93,179 Eureka, MT $107,468 Fortine, MT $107,468 Hungry Horse, MT $91,979 Kila, MT $107,468

Lake Mc Donald, MT $93,179 Lakeside, MT $97,142 Libby, MT $107,468 Marion, MT $107,468 Martin City, MT $93,179 Olney, MT $107,468 Polebridge, MT $100,318 Proctor, MT $97,142

Rexford, MT $107,468 Rollins, MT $91,979 Somers, MT $91,979 Stryker, MT $107,468 Trego, MT $107,468 Troy, MT $107,468 West Glacier, MT $93,179 Whitefish, MT $107,468

Bloomfield, MT $102,645 Boyes, MT $92,946 Broadus, MT $97,089 Brusett, MT $101,243 Capitol, MT $92,946 Cohagen, MT $101,243 Colstrip, MT $101,243 Ekalaka, MT $92,946

Fallon, MT $99,415 Forsyth, MT $101,243 Glendive, MT $102,645 Hammond, MT $92,946 Hathaway, MT $101,243 Ismay, MT $97,089 Jordan, MT $101,243 Kinsey, MT $101,243

Lindsay, MT $101,243 Mildred, MT $99,415 Olive, MT $97,089 Plevna, MT $98,502 Powderville, MT $97,089 Rosebud, MT $101,243 Terry, MT $101,243 Volborg, MT $101,243

Wibaux, MT $104,058 Willard, MT $92,946 Great Falls, MT $94,773 Malmstrom A F B, MT $94,773 Augusta, MT $93,179 Babb, MT $93,179 Belt, MT $93,179 Black Eagle, MT $94,773

Brady, MT $93,179 Browning, MT $93,179 Buffalo, MT $97,206 Bynum, MT $93,179 Carter, MT $93,179 Cascade, MT $92,457 Choteau, MT $93,179 Coffee Creek, MT $93,179

Conrad, MT $93,179 Cut Bank, MT $93,179 Denton, MT $93,179 Dupuyer, MT $93,179 Dutton, MT $93,179 East Glacier Park, MT $93,179 Ethridge, MT $93,179 Fairfield, MT $93,179

Floweree, MT $94,135 Forest Grove, MT $101,243 Fort Benton, MT $93,179 Fort Shaw, MT $93,711 Galata, MT $93,179 Geraldine, MT $93,179 Geyser, MT $93,179 Heart Butte, MT $93,179

Highwood, MT $93,286 Hilger, MT $93,179 Hobson, MT $93,179 Judith Gap, MT $101,243 Kevin, MT $93,179 Ledger, MT $93,179 Lewistown, MT $97,206 Loma, MT $93,179

Lothair, MT $93,179 Moccasin, MT $93,179 Monarch, MT $93,179 Moore, MT $97,206 Neihart, MT $93,179 Oilmont, MT $93,179 Pendroy, MT $93,179 Power, MT $93,604

Raynesford, MT $93,179 Roy, MT $97,206 Sand Coulee, MT $94,560 Shelby, MT $93,179 Simms, MT $93,179 Stanford, MT $93,179 Stockett, MT $93,498 Sunburst, MT $93,179

Sun River, MT $93,286 Sweet Grass, MT $93,179 Biddle, MT $92,946 Ulm, MT $94,135 Valier, MT $93,179 Vaughn, MT $94,029 Winifred, MT $93,179 Havre, MT $93,179

Big Sandy, MT $93,179 Box Elder, MT $93,179 Chester, MT $93,179 Chinook, MT $93,179 Dodson, MT $93,179 Gildford, MT $93,179 Harlem, MT $93,179 Hays, MT $93,179

Hingham, MT $93,179 Hogeland, MT $93,179 Inverness, MT $93,179 Joplin, MT $93,179 Kremlin, MT $93,179 Lloyd, MT $93,179 Loring, MT $93,179 Malta, MT $97,206

Rudyard, MT $93,179 Turner, MT $93,179 Whitewater, MT $97,206 Whitlash, MT $93,179 Zortman, MT $97,206 Zurich, MT $93,179 Helena, MT $92,372 Basin, MT $90,778

Boulder, MT $90,778 Canyon Creek, MT $91,097 Clancy, MT $91,947 East Helena, MT $92,053 Fort Harrison, MT $92,372 Jefferson City, MT $91,203 Lincoln, MT $90,778 Marysville, MT $91,735

Radersburg, MT $90,778 Ringling, MT $90,778 Toston, MT $90,778 Townsend, MT $90,778 White Sulphur Springs, MT $90,778 Winston, MT $90,778 Wolf Creek, MT $90,778 Butte, MT $90,778

Alder, MT $92,765 Anaconda, MT $90,778 Avon, MT $90,778 Belgrade, MT $90,778 Bozeman, MT $90,778 Big Sky, MT $90,778 Cameron, MT $97,673 Cardwell, MT $90,778

Deer Lodge, MT $90,778 Dell, MT $94,762 Dillon, MT $92,765 Divide, MT $90,778 Elliston, MT $91,203 Ennis, MT $90,778 Gallatin Gateway, MT $90,778 Garrison, MT $90,778

Glen, MT $90,778 Gold Creek, MT $90,778 Harrison, MT $90,778 Jackson, MT $90,778 Lima, MT $94,762 Mc Allister, MT $90,778 Manhattan, MT $90,778 Melrose, MT $90,778

Norris, MT $90,778 Polaris, MT $90,778 Pony, MT $90,778 Ramsay, MT $90,778 Sheridan, MT $90,778 Silver Star, MT $90,778 Three Forks, MT $90,778 Twin Bridges, MT $90,778

Virginia City, MT $90,778 Warm Springs, MT $90,778 West Yellowstone, MT $101,115 Whitehall, MT $90,778 Willow Creek, MT $90,778 Wisdom, MT $90,778 Wise River, MT $90,778 Missoula, MT $90,778

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 18, 2021

$89,605

Average $99,224/year

$108,122

$7,467

Average $8,269/month

$9,010

$1,723

Average $1,908/week

$2,079

$43

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,122	$9,010	$2,079	$52
Average	$99,224	$8,269	$1,908	$48
25th Percentile	$89,605	$7,467	$1,723	$43

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