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Geoscientist Salaries ReportedCompensation of Geoscientists - 2001PUBLISHED: March 2001 Summary of the 370-page Compensation of Geoscientists - 2001 survey report from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc. The following describes the national average and range income, and the factors affecting salary (Type of Employer, Level of Education, Length of Experience, Supervisory Responsibility, Geographic Location, and Geological Specialty, etc.).
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our next Research & Development salary survey The average income reported in a recent survey of the compensation of geoscientists was $71,008, according to Dr. Steven Langer, President of Abbott, Langer & Associates, Crete, IL. However, 10% of the reported incomes were under $38,076 and 10% over $135,710. The survey was sponsored by the American Geological Institute and a number of its member societies. Copies of the in-depth, 370-page survey report, Compensation of Geoscientists 2001, are available for $375.00 through our On-Line Order Form or from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc., Dept. NET, 548 First St., Crete, IL 60417 (708/672-4200).
Compensation varies considerably from one type of employer to another. Median incomes are highest in drilling firms ($202,500), the banking/financial field ($140,000), integrated petroleum companies ($112,000), and independent exploration and production companies ($110,000); and lowest in museums ($46,000), water resources firms ($48,092), community colleges/technical schools ($51,650), and state & local government ($55,000). Income data are reported by region, state, and metropolitan area; type of employer; size of organization; level of education; length of experience; geological specialty; primary objective of occupation; level of professional responsibility; industry or service of employer; age; gender; registration/licensure status; and level of supervisory/managerial responsibility. The median total cash compensation of some of the jobs included in the survey report are:
Geoscientists with under one year of experience have a median income of $32,000, as opposed to the 30-plus year veteran with a median income of $88,000. Those geoscientists with no supervisory responsibility have a median income of $65,000. For those supervising 25 or more professional & sub-professional employees, it is $98,812. The highest median incomes are found in the Houston, New Orleans, Tulsa, Anchorage, San Francisco/Oakland, Orlando, and Washington DC/MD/VA metropolitan areas (all between $84,000 and $112,500). The lowest are found in Vermont, Montana, and the Portland (OR), Kansas City, Indianapolis, Birmingham, and Nashville metropolitan areas (all between $30,000 and $51,000). By geoscientific specialty, the highest median incomes are found in petroleum geophysics; hydrocarbon exploration; appraisal, evaluation & investment analysis; and petroleum geology (all between $95,938 and $116,000). The lowest are found in mathematical geology or geostatistics, teaching/training, field geology, and petrography or petrology (all between $34,500 and $54,750). Order the 370-page survey report, Compensation of Geoscientists - 2001, described on this page for $375, with charges for shipping & handling (and IL sales tax, if applicable). The report is IN STOCK and can be shipped out within two business days. The mean, median, 1st and 3rd quartile, and 1st and 9th decile data for base salary, bonus/commission/profit sharing, and total annual cash compensation are reported for many demographic variables, including education, experience, geographic location, type and size of employer, etc. To purchase the report, use our On-Line Order Form, call 708/672-4200, email, fax, or write per the information at the bottom of this page. See other salary and benefits survey reports in science |
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