Salary for Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration

Updated: 17 May 2012

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Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$50K	AU$100K	AU$150K
Geophysicist	AU$98,371
Petroleum Geologist	AU$96,494
Petroleum Engineer	AU$102,676
Sr. Geologist	AU$147,999
Geologist	AU$90,275
Reservoir Engineer	AU$114,645
Drilling Engineer	AU$128,876
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 17 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 296

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Job Listings for Oil & Gas Exploration Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 04	Exploration Geologist - Oil & Gas Operator		Victoria
	publicly-traded Oil and Gas Company in the world. Our Client operates in more than 130 locations and across 5 continents. Currently operating four exploration... Indeed
Jan 19	EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST	Total E&P Australia	Perth, Western Australia
	TOTAL is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world, with 100,000 employees... and re-assess the exploration potential of the asset... Indeed
Jan 19	Exploration Manager - Coal Seam Gas	Talent2	Brisbane, Queensland
	Exploration Manager , you will lead a team of office and field based staff to plan and execute exploration... gas, coal exploration or conventional oil and gas... Indeed
Jan 20	Senior Project Manager – Oil & Gas	Company Confiden...	Adelaide, South Australia
	the rise in demand of LNG Gas across Australia and Asia as well as various large scale oil & gas projects arising from exploration initiatives. With significant... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Oil & Gas Exploration Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Shell Oil Company	AU$17,903 - AU$150,000
Chevron Corporation	AU$78,611 - AU$162,778
Repsol - Ypf	Not enough data
The BG Group, LLC	Not enough data
Worleyparsons	Not enough data

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	AU$56,575 - AU$140,658
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Geology	AU$46,577 - AU$110,000
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	AU$35,375 - AU$93,740
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Chemical Engineering	Not enough data
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Petroleum Engineering	Not enough data

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Gender

	Female 35%			Male 65%
Salary:	AU$47,134 - AU$100,990			AU$78,088 - AU$145,330

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

29%

20 years or more

12%

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