H1B Salary Data

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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-2042. 1,155 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $86,400, middle half $70,000–$118,136.

Applications (LCAs)1,155
Median offered salary$86,400
Middle half of salaries$70,000–$118,136
10th–90th percentile$60,823–$163,024

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)456$70,000
Level II (qualified)262$91,396
Level III (experienced)145$113,942
Level IV (fully competent)112$150,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
The University of Texas at Austin70$76,128
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory34$97,416
Oregon State University34$65,004
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution31$85,000
BP America Inc.27$120,848
California Institute of Technology23$73,888
Schlumberger Technology Corporation21$132,600
The Trustees of Princeton University20$71,150
Battelle Memorial Institute19$110,209
Nevada Gold Mines LLC18$105,000
Triad National Security, LLC17$101,128
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.17$78,790
Chevron Corporation16$174,500
Texas A&M University16$65,691
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC15$115,290
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory14$120,016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology14$71,000
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology13$63,475
University of California, San Diego13$80,925
The Leland Stanford, Jr University13$82,500
University of California, Berkeley12$89,050
University of Alaska12$67,922
University of Colorado12$86,859
Occidental Petroleum Corporation12$165,150
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.11$161,900
WSP USA Inc.11$70,013
ANS Geo LLC10$70,000
Ntess, LLC9$141,900
Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)8$92,322
University of California, Los Angeles8$85,850
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.8$141,397
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute8$102,440
Shell Exploration & Production Company7$149,600
Louisiana State University and A&M College7$60,000
Gemological Institute of America, Inc.7$73,029
EOG Resources, Inc.7$200,000
University of Illinois7$70,000
Arizona State University7$61,500
Arcadis U.S., Inc.7$93,538
Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA7$215,821
Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation7$88,600
Georgia Institute of Technology6$67,340
Purdue University6$82,847
University of Houston6$61,922
Colorado School of Mines6$62,338
Brown University6$71,000
University of California, Santa Cruz5$130,900
Harvard University5$75,000
Columbia University5$76,875
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.5$65,250

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By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023280$84,326
FY2024304$88,484
FY2025303$83,000
FY2026268$93,517

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).