Occupation · SOC 17-2081
Environmental Engineers: H-1B salaries and wage levels
385certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$100,000median offer
$82k to $123kmiddle half of offers
6%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
What employers offer
385 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs
Lottery entries
111 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Over time
fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to dateCertified H-1B LCAs
305 FY2026 to date
Median offer
$99,252 FY2026
Top employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 21 | $101,234 |
| WSP USA Inc. | 13 | $118,435 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 11 | $94,486 |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 10 | $104,967 |
| AECOM Technical Services Inc | 9 | $97,434 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 8 | $122,447 |
| Carollo Engineers, INC. | 8 | $109,000 |
| California Air Resources Board | 7 | $106,692 |
| Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. | 7 | $117,192 |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 7 | $116,595 |
| NCS Engineers, LLC | 7 | $83,200 |
| Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC | 6 | $85,674 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 6 | $72,145 |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. | 5 | $94,016 |
| Distinct Engineering Solutions Inc | 4 | $116,792 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 4 | $118,264 |
| KeyLogic Systems | 4 | $102,674 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. | 4 | $122,075 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 4 | $86,934 |
| University of Connecticut | 4 | $114,993 |
| Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC | 3 | $94,827 |
| Environmental Resources Management, Inc. | 3 | $134,940 |
| Georgia Environmental Protection Division | 3 | $70,470 |
| GradCo LLC | 3 | $108,118 |
| Haley & Aldrich, Inc. | 3 | $80,000 |
| All other employers | 221 | – |