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Geophysicist Ii

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Geophysicist Ii insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings23All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$119,38918 eligible salary records
Employer names11Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$115,102–$135,872Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02479FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 8 filings17FY 2018: 2 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 6 filings20FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2025: 1 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20251 filings$118,595 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 18 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
78.3%Certified LCAs
Certified18 78.3%
Withdrawn2 8.7%
Certified - Withdrawn2 8.7%
Denied1 4.3%

Denominator: all 23 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$119,389Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$94,600
25th percentile$115,102
Median (50th)$119,389
75th percentile$135,872
90th percentile$143,722

n=18 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

23 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc.Imaging Geophysicist Iii

Filing details

$118,595 /yr

I-200-25122-930492
Reported wage: $118,595 / year
Annualized: $118,595
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-09
Employment end: 2028-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/02/202508/20/2025
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyResearch Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$103,334 /yr

I-200-22110-091063
Reported wage: $103,334 / year
Annualized: $103,334
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-27
Employment end: 2025-09-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX04/20/202209/12/2022
Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc.Project Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22020-843093
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-01-27
Employment end: 2025-02-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX01/20/202202/15/2022
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$142,400.97 /yr

I-200-20177-680656
Reported wage: $142,400.97 / year
Annualized: $142,401
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-07-02
Employment end: 2023-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX06/25/202008/04/2020
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$146,805 /yr

I-200-20148-603499
Reported wage: $146,805 / year
Annualized: $146,805
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-03
Employment end: 2023-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/27/202008/04/2020
Noble Energy, Inc.Geophysicist Iii

Filing details

$135,900 /yr

I-200-20057-354870
Reported wage: $135,900 / year
Annualized: $135,900
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-05-05
Employment end: 2023-02-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/26/202002/26/2020
Noble Energy Inc.Geophysicist Iii

Filing details

$135,900 /yr

I-200-20052-340704
Reported wage: $135,900 / year
Annualized: $135,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-28
Employment end: 2023-02-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/21/202002/21/2020
Noble Energy Inc.Geophysicist Iii

Filing details

$135,900 /yr

I-200-20045-324861
Reported wage: $135,900 / year
Annualized: $135,900
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-20
Employment end: 2023-02-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/14/202002/14/2020
Noble Energy Inc.Geophysicist Iii

Filing details

$135,900 /yr

I-200-20011-247007
Reported wage: $135,900 / year
Annualized: $135,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-01-17
Employment end: 2021-01-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX01/10/202001/10/2020
Anadarko Petroleum CorporationGeophysicist Ii

Filing details

$115,835 /yr

I-200-19078-643027
Reported wage: $115,835–$165,900 / year
Annualized: $115,835
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-04-17
Employment end: 2022-08-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

The Woodlands, TEXAS04/11/201908/11/2019
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyResearch Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$115,835 /yr

I-200-19072-429190
Reported wage: $115,835 / year
Annualized: $115,835
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-25
Employment end: 2022-09-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TEXAS03/19/201909/12/2019
Eog Resources, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-19066-162152
Reported wage: $135,000–$145,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-18
Employment end: 2022-04-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Denver, COLORADO03/12/201904/08/2019
Anadarko Petroleum CorporationGeophysicist Ii

Filing details

$135,789 /yr

I-200-18162-329500
Reported wage: $135,789 / year
Annualized: $135,789
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-19
Employment end: 2021-08-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

The Woodlands, TX06/13/201808/19/2018
Broken Hill Proprietary (USA), Inc.Principal Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$193,003 /yr

I-200-18058-848834
Reported wage: $193,003 / year
Annualized: $193,003
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-09
Employment end: 2021-08-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/05/201808/25/2018
Noble Energy, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$125,950 /yr

I-200-17184-953317
Reported wage: $125,950 / year
Annualized: $125,950
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-07-10
Employment end: 2017-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX07/03/201709/14/2017
Noble Energy, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$117,000 /yr

I-200-17096-255200
Reported wage: $117,000 / year
Annualized: $117,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-05-02
Employment end: 2020-08-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX04/26/201708/30/2017
Aramco Services CompanyGeophysicist Ii

Filing details

$114,858 /yr

I-200-17073-131998
Reported wage: $114,858–$119,700 / year
Annualized: $114,858
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-28
Employment end: 2020-09-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/22/201709/07/2017
Microseismic, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$81,540 /yr

I-200-17058-038753
Reported wage: $81,540 / year
Annualized: $81,540
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-06
Employment end: 2020-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/28/201708/13/2017
Microseismic, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$81,540 /yr

I-200-17044-054249
Reported wage: $81,540 / year
Annualized: $81,540
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-21
Employment end: 2020-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/20/201708/13/2017
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyProcessing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$82,000 /yr

I-200-17030-645140
Reported wage: $82,000 / year
Annualized: $82,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-03
Employment end: 2020-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX01/30/201706/30/2017
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyProcessing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$82,000 /yr

I-200-17017-621666
Reported wage: $82,000 / year
Annualized: $82,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-01-30
Employment end: 2018-11-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX01/26/201706/30/2017
Noble Energy, Inc.Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$104,600 /yr

I-200-15324-787852
Reported wage: $104,600–$147,400 / year
Annualized: $104,600
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2016-11-07
Employment end: 2018-11-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX11/25/201511/30/2015
Aramco Services CompanyGeophysicist Ii

Filing details

$120,182 /yr

I-200-16112-733205
Reported wage: $120,182–$133,620 / year
Annualized: $120,182
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-05-02
Employment end: 2019-09-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX04/26/201609/18/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.