Average Geophysicist Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $77,108.00/year

The average annual salary of Geophysicist is $77,108.00

$54,500.00
Low
$77,108.00
Average
$135,160.00
High

The starting salary of Geophysicist is between $46,325.00 and $54,500.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $135,160.00 and $155,434.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$46,325.00$155,434.00
Average Hourly Pay - $28.88/hour

The average hourly pay of Geophysicist is $28.88.

$19.95
Low
$28.88
Average
$39.60
High

The starting hourly rate is between $17.00 and $19.95 for Geophysicist whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $39.60 and $46.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$17.00$46.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$508.00 - $28,840.00
$508.00
$155,434.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$5,250.00 - $21,400.00
$5,250.00
$155,434.00
  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $77,108.00
  • Hourly Pay : $28.88
  • Weekly Pay : $1,440.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,879.00
  • Monthly Salary : $6,239.00

Geophysicist Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Geophysicist. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Geophysicist compared to female. Their involvement is 70% while of female is only 30%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Geophysicist salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Geophysicist working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $53,155.20.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $9,335.28 which would give a total wage of CAD62,490.48.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Geophysicist salary would increase again to a total of $89,793.24, adding $27,302.76 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $108,959.26.

And finally, once the Geophysicist gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $124,430.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Geophysicist Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Geophysicist's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Geophysicist when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Geophysicist is Problem Solving which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 19% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Problem Solving.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Technical Analysis with 3%. It can be said that Technical Analysis skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Geophysicist. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $51,662.00 whereas the highest earning is $121,831.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $121,831.00 at 58%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 33% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 21% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 15% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 39% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 58% more than the average salary.

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