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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

315certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$86,674median offer
$71k to $115kmiddle half of offers
19%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

315 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 15 LCAs$60k to $70k: 54 LCAs$70k to $80k: 64 LCAs$80k to $90k: 33 LCAs$90k to $100k: 22 LCAs$100k to $110k: 30 LCAs$110k to $120k: 24 LCAs$120k to $130k: 13 LCAs$130k to $140k: 15 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 11 LCAs$170k to $180k: 3 LCAs$180k to $190k: 4 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$200k to $210k: 1 LCA$210k to $220k: 4 LCAs$300k+: 5 LCAs $40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 15 LCAs$60k to $70k: 54 LCAs$70k to $80k: 64 LCAs$80k to $90k: 33 LCAs$90k to $100k: 22 LCAs$100k to $110k: 30 LCAs$110k to $120k: 24 LCAs$120k to $130k: 13 LCAs$130k to $140k: 15 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 11 LCAs$170k to $180k: 3 LCAs$180k to $190k: 4 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1 LCA$200k to $210k: 1 LCA$210k to $220k: 4 LCAs$300k+: 5 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs

Lottery entries

75 new-employment LCAs
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 13%19%32%17%19% 75
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 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 date

Certified H-1B LCAs

249 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$91,438 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 The University of Texas at Austin 17 $75,000
2 BP America Inc. 12 $150,700
3 California Institute of Technology 12 $89,940
4 Oregon State University 8 $64,386
5 Schlumberger Technology Corporation 8 $150,436
6 University of California, San Diego 8 $93,113
7 ANS Geo LLC 7 $71,470
8 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 7 $106,956
9 The Trustees of Princeton University 7 $73,000
10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6 $71,000
11 Texas A&M University 6 $74,250
12 Triad National Security, LLC 6 $107,760
13 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 6 $87,232
14 Battelle Memorial Institute 5 $122,610
15 Bay Area Environmental Research Institute 5 $100,880
16 Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. 5 $79,040
17 Colorado School of Mines 4 $62,338
18 Louisiana State University and A&M College 4 $60,109
19 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 4 $65,000
20 Occidental Petroleum Corporation 4 $175,550
21 University of California, Berkeley 4 $101,300
22 Arcadis U.S., Inc. 3 $102,523
23 Arizona State University 3 $75,000
24 ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company 3 $320,340
25 Gemological Institute of America, Inc. 3 $79,960
All other employers 158 –