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Petroleum Engineers H-1B salaries
The median wage offered on certified H-1B applications for Petroleum Engineers stood at $135,000 in FY2025, according to the Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure data.
Standard Occupational Classification 17-2171. The Department of Labor certified 88 H-1B applications for it in FY2025, from 63 employers; the median is over the 87 full-time offers paid by the year, and half of them were between $106,300 and $170,500.
Every fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | Certified | Median offered wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 to June 2026 | 74 | $145,700 |
| FY2025 | 88 | $135,000 |
| FY2024 | 89 | $130,843 |
The open fiscal year is to date, and is not set against a whole one. Wages are in each year’s dollars. How the wage is read.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor — LCA Disclosure Data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) — U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification · Public domain — U.S. Department of Labor · retrieved November 6, 2026
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