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Petroleum Engineers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

92certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$145,000median offer
$114k to $184kmiddle half of offers
17%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

92 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$70k to $80k: 2 LCAs$80k to $90k: 9 LCAs$90k to $100k: 1 LCA$100k to $110k: 7 LCAs$110k to $120k: 6 LCAs$120k to $130k: 3 LCAs$130k to $140k: 12 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 7 LCAs$160k to $170k: 3 LCAs$170k to $180k: 5 LCAs$180k to $190k: 6 LCAs$190k to $200k: 6 LCAs$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$210k to $220k: 6 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 2 LCAs$300k+: 2 LCAs $70k to $80k: 2 LCAs$80k to $90k: 9 LCAs$90k to $100k: 1 LCA$100k to $110k: 7 LCAs$110k to $120k: 6 LCAs$120k to $130k: 3 LCAs$130k to $140k: 12 LCAs$140k to $150k: 9 LCAs$150k to $160k: 7 LCAs$160k to $170k: 3 LCAs$170k to $180k: 5 LCAs$180k to $190k: 6 LCAs$190k to $200k: 6 LCAs$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$210k to $220k: 6 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 2 LCAs$300k+: 2 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA

Lottery entries

53 new-employment LCAs
Petroleum Engineers 15%26%19%23%17% 53
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

79 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$144,000 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Occidental Petroleum Corporation 7 $141,900
2 Chevron Corporation 6 $175,710
3 BP America Inc. 4 $152,050
4 Cudd Pumping Services, Inc. 4 $85,634
5 ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company 4 $189,645
6 Woodside Energy USA Services Inc. 4 $216,898
7 Chevron USA Inc. 3 $153,300
8 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 3 $172,368
9 Quest Global Services- N.A.,Inc. 3 $103,022
All other employers 54 –