1 Middle Horizon Wari (AD 600-1000). The strongest evidence for the pre-Inca use of quipu record keeping is from the Middle Horizon Wari (or Huari) empire, an early urban and perhaps state level Andean society centered at the capital city of Huari, Peru. 2  Late Horizon Inca (1450-1532).
The salaries of petroleum geologists correspond to their years of experience, according to the 2012 salary survey released by the American Association of Petroleum Geology. For example, workers with up to two years of experience averaged $98,700 per year, with a high of $110,000, and a low of $85,000.
Entry-level and Highest-Level Earnings. The 10% lowest paid geologists earned under $41,700, and the 10% highest paid earned more than $155,430, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2008 report. In March 2009, the US Federal Government reported that their geologists' average wage was $94,085 annually.