H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Petroleum Engineer

Occupation profile for Petroleum Engineer covers 32 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,500.

FY2026 certified median
$140,500
Total filings
32
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,256–$145,575
Top employer
Sidhu Petroleum Corp
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$115,000$88,948$148,819
FY202512$129,210$109,430$159,200
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$140,500$129,256$145,575

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Petroleum EngineerFY2024 $115,000; FY2025 $129,210; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,500$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$115,000FY2025$129,210FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,500Certified median offer, Petroleum EngineerFY2024 $115,000; FY2025 $129,210; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,500$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$115,000FY2025$129,210FY2026*$140,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Sidhu Petroleum Corp3 filings
  2. Bandera Operating Corporation2 filings
  3. Chevron Corporation2 filings
  4. Magnum Producing, LP2 filings
  5. NSI Technologies, LLC2 filings
  6. Tally Personnel, LLC2 filings
  7. Aramco Services Company1 filings
  8. BP America Inc.1 filings
  9. Chevron USA Inc.1 filings
  10. CNPC USA Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston15 filings
  2. New Jersey3 filings
  3. Midland3 filings
  4. Corpus Christi2 filings
  5. Covina1 filings
  6. Piti1 filings
  7. Findlay1 filings
  8. Tulsa1 filings
  9. Albany1 filings
  10. Alice1 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 2642017-2171$103,043$140,234$177,403$214,594
    2026-27Midland, TXArea 3326017-2171$107,453$145,621$183,768$221,936
    2026-27Corpus Christi, TXArea 1858017-2171$110,614$136,282$161,928$187,595
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2171$80,974$99,674$118,373$137,072
    2026-27Albany, ORArea 1054017-2171$91,312$124,072$156,832$189,592
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2171$121,514$141,482$161,450$181,418
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
    2026-27West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaArea 390000117-2171$80,621$95,326$110,032$124,738
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162017-2171$102,939$130,645$158,330$186,035
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614017-2171$99,944$119,454$138,944$158,454