Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Geoscientist
Occupation profile for Geoscientist covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $103,500
- Total filings
- 11
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $85,250–$121,690
- Top employer
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $147,350 | $138,100 | $169,950 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $105,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $103,500 | $85,250 | $121,690 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Exxon Mobil Corporation2 filings
- ANS Geo LLC1 filings
- Cyentech Consulting LLC1 filings
- ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company1 filings
- ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company1 filings
- Lumina Geophysical, LLC.1 filings
- Maxwell Dynamics, Inc1 filings
- RISE & SHINE SOLAR LLC1 filings
- Shell International Exploration & Production Inc.1 filings
- UHL & Associates, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Spring5 filings
- Sunnyvale1 filings
- Lambertville1 filings
- Austin1 filings
- Cypress1 filings
- Houston1 filings
- Sugar Land1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 19-2042 | $87,547 | $133,411 | $179,275 | $225,139 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 19-2042 | $66,040 | $89,024 | $112,008 | $134,992 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-2042 | $70,387 | $87,152 | $103,896 | $120,661 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 19-2042 | $86,632 | $113,880 | $141,128 | $168,376 |