DOL Verified Employer

ION Geophysical Corporation - Physicists

Government-verified salary data from 104 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$113,000
34 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 76.0% · most recent FY 2022
Median Salary
$113,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
34
Certified: 79
Unique Job Titles
15
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
76.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 34 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$47,029$85,000$113,000$124,800$170,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+25.7%

ION Geophysical Corporation pays 25.7% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2022

Salaries by Job Title

15 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Physicists 34 $113,000 -32.1%
$85,000$85,000$113,000$124,800$124,800
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 33 $95,500 -3.8%
$78,100$78,100$95,500$111,500$111,500
19-2012.00 9 $93,694 N/A
$92,706$92,706$93,694$94,682$94,682
Natural Sciences Managers 6 $151,515 -6%
$149,385$149,385$151,515$153,644$153,644
Operations Research Analysts 4 $81,500 -10.7%
$78,000$78,000$81,500$85,000$85,000
9121-11-01 4 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1051.00 3 $62,338 N/A
$62,338$62,338$62,338$65,250$65,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $175,000 +4.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121 2 $78,596 N/A
$72,592$72,592$78,596$84,600$84,600
15-1142 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Cost Estimators 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1051.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132 1 $72,720 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2091 1 $85,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 1 $83,200 -21.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at ION Geophysical Corporation

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $77,875 $77,875 - Houston TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $72,000 $47,029 - Houston TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $88,691 $77,875 - Houston TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $85,000 $77,875 - Houston TE N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $77,875 $77,875 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $47,029 $47,029 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $115,000 $108,742 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2018 $111,000 $108,742 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2018 $115,000 $108,742 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2016 $85,280 $70,325 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $124,800 $119,558 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $140,556 $119,558 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $140,556 $119,558 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $100,000 $89,918 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $100,000 $89,918 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $122,155 $109,470 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $115,000 $109,470 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $121,478 $109,470 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2013 $170,000 $148,595 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2012 $84,000 $76,627 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2012 $170,000 $153,858 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $130,000 $128,107 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $84,665 $76,627 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified-Withdrawn LCA

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Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2022.