H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chemical Engineer

Occupation profile for Chemical Engineer covers 109 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,000.

FY2026 certified median
$120,000
Total filings
109
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,085–$141,502
Top employer
L&T Technology Services Limited
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202436$95,390$88,472$102,885
FY202543$100,000$85,319$109,930
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)30$120,000$103,085$141,502

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chemical EngineerFY2024 $95,390; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$95,390FY2025$100,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,000Certified median offer, Chemical EngineerFY2024 $95,390; FY2025 $100,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$95,390FY2025$100,000FY2026*$120,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited7 filings
  2. Battelle Memorial Institute6 filings
  3. Henniges Automotive North America, Inc.4 filings
  4. TECHEVON LLC.4 filings
  5. AFC Employment Solutions LLC3 filings
  6. CORE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 filings
  7. IDOM, Inc.3 filings
  8. Sun and Associates Group Industrial Development and Services Inc3 filings
  9. 3D INTERNATIONAL LLC2 filings
  10. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Richland6 filings
  2. Houston5 filings
  3. Lake in the Hills3 filings
  4. Auburn Hills3 filings
  5. Minneapolis3 filings
  6. Hillsboro3 filings
  7. Wilsonville2 filings
  8. Des Arc2 filings
  9. Sacramento2 filings
  10. San Jose2 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2041$80,725$100,880$121,035$141,190
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2041$90,147$116,272$142,376$168,501
    2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842017-2041$96,554$117,125$137,675$158,246
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2041$85,904$105,976$126,048$146,120
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2041$73,902$91,562$109,221$126,880
    2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2041$78,541$95,742$112,965$130,166
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2041$77,210$109,200$141,190$173,181
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2041$99,923$117,853$135,762$153,691
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173