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PRINCIPAL GEOPHYSICIST H1B Salary Data

FY2015 – FY2025 • 4 employers • Official DOL Data

$138K

Median Salary

Total Filings

$126K–$199K

Middle 50%

Employers

P10: $73KP25: $126KMedian: $138KP75: $199KP90: $206K

Top Paying Companies

BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC.

$206K

3 filings

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

$138K

3 filings

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

$126K

2 filings

SPECIALTY DEVICES, INC.

$60K

2 filings

Top Cities

Grand Forks, ND

$70K

317 filings

Houston, TX

$134K

232 filings

Houston, TEXAS

$165K

30 filings

Grand Forks, NORTH DAKOTA

$62K

21 filings

Fargo, ND

$60K

16 filings

Greenwood Village, CO

$265K

14 filings

Tucson, AZ

$92K

11 filings

Reno, NV

$168K

6 filings

PRINCIPAL GEOPHYSICIST Salary Trend by Year

FY2015

$206K

1 filings

FY2017

$201K

3 filings

FY2018

$76K

1 filings

FY2021

$126K

2 filings

FY2024

$138K

2 filings

FY2025

$195K

1 filings