Occupation · SOC 17-2151
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers: H-1B salaries and wage levels
123certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$106,000median offer
$92k to $126kmiddle half of offers
21%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
123 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
Lottery entries
66 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
107 FY2026 to date
Median offer
$106,100 FY2026
Top employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Freeport Minerals Corporation | 15 | $105,500 |
| Nevada Gold Mines LLC | 9 | $129,500 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. | 6 | $105,100 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc. | 4 | $95,700 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | 4 | $144,644 |
| Asarco LLC | 3 | $82,014 |
| Climax Molybdenum Company | 3 | $107,000 |
| Haile Gold Mine, Inc. | 3 | $104,550 |
| Mariana Minerals Co. | 3 | $170,000 |
| Teck Alaska Incorporated | 3 | $135,242 |
| All other employers | 70 | – |