H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Geophysicist

Occupation profile for Geophysicist covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $110,800.

FY2026 certified median
$110,800
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$106,750–$137,440
Top employer
BP America Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$124,500$109,750$139,250
FY20256$108,580$85,948$153,530
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$110,800$106,750$137,440

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, GeophysicistFY2024 $124,500; FY2025 $108,580; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,800$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$124,500FY2025$108,580FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$110,800Certified median offer, GeophysicistFY2024 $124,500; FY2025 $108,580; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,800$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$124,500FY2025$108,580FY2026*$110,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. BP America Inc.4 filings
  2. Borehole Seismic, LLC2 filings
  3. Occidental Petroleum Corporation2 filings
  4. ANS Geo LLC1 filings
  5. Broad Geophysical Technology, Inc.1 filings
  6. Chevron Corporation1 filings
  7. DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corp.1 filings
  8. Lumina Geophysical, LLC.1 filings
  9. Schlumberger Technology Corporation1 filings
  10. Shell Exploration & Production Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston13 filings
  2. Tucson1 filings
  3. Columbus1 filings
  4. Dallas1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2042$87,547$133,411$179,275$225,139
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814019-2042$61,568$74,818$88,046$101,296
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-2099$83,366$117,541$151,694$185,869
    2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606019-2042$58,926$74,318$89,710$105,102