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Geologist salaries continue to rise as
demand for entry and senior level professional becomes an
industry concern. Especially notable, salaries for petroleum
geologists increased overall 9.45% last year, according to
the annual AAPG Salary Survey. Some interesting data from
the survey is included below. (return
to Geology main page)
2008 Geological Salary Survey
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YEARS EXPERIENCE
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HIGH
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AVERAGE
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LOW
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0-2
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$ 95,000
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$ 82,800
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$ 58,000
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3-5
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145,000
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107,800
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80,000
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6-9
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153,000
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121,100
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99,000
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10-14
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155,000
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119,800
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100,000
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15-19
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185,000
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151,000
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101,000
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20-24
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260,000
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167,000
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134,000
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25+
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200,000
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162,800
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130,000
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Average Salary by Degree
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YEARS EXPERIENCE
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B.S.
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M.S.
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PH.D.
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0-2
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$ 72,300
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$ 86,600
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$ 95,000
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3-5
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91,000
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97,500
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145,000
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6-9
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99,000
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134,500
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105,200
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10-14
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102,000
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120,000
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155,000
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15-19
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101,700
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172,500
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134,900
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20-24
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157,000
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159,000
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202,500
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25+
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164,500
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159,800
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176,700
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Historical Averages
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YEARS EXPERIENCE
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AVERAGE SALARY
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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0-2
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$ 59,700
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$ 64,000
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$ 65,000
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$ 65,600
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$ 67,800
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$ 74,400
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$ 82,200
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$ 82,800
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3-5
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66,000
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67,500
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71,200
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67,700
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75,600
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81,300
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93,400
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107,800
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6-9
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74,200
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74,500
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78,300
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75,700
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77,500
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95,400
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98,500
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121,100
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10-14
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89,400
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95,000
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96,600
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91,900
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107,500
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114,400
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111,500
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119,800
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15-19
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100,600
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95,000
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102,500
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102,500
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116,000
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119,600
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141,000
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151,600
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20-24
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111,700
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111,600
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113,900
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118,100
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112,800
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139,000
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155,000
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167,400
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25+
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117,300
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124,000
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126,900
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125,100
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128,300
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134,100
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149,900
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162,800
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Source: AAPG Explorer, April 2008 (http://www.aapg.org/explorer/salarysurvey.pdf)
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