Salary for Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration

Updated: 5 Feb 2012
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Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration
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Petroleum EngineerC$97,291  
   
GeophysicistC$85,914  
Petroleum GeologistC$82,666  
Sr. GeologistC$118,396  
Executive AssistantC$59,999  
GeologistC$70,464  
Administrative AssistantC$45,000  
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Salary Range
Penn West EnergyC$63,149 - C$104,762
Encana CorporationC$59,415 - C$88,437
Suncor Energy Inc.C$48,000 - C$95,000
Canadian Natural Resources LimitedC$67,664 - C$160,000
British Petroleum (BP)C$58,958 - C$119,621
Top Degrees

Salary Range
Bachelor's DegreeC$59,636 - C$109,166
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), GeologyC$76,076 - C$112,202
Associate's DegreeC$60,227 - C$79,658
Doctorate (PhD)C$77,344 - C$119,881
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), AccountingC$78,611 - C$111,261
Gender
Female
50%
female alumni
  
Male
50%
male alumni
Salary:C$48,596 - C$76,766 C$65,826 - C$120,946
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
2%
1-4 years
25%
5-9 years
27%
10-19 years
29%
20 years or more
17%

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