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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 17-2151. 531 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $105,000, middle half $88,096–$133,494.

Applications (LCAs)531

Median offered salary$105,000

Middle half of salaries$88,096–$133,494

10th–90th percentile$80,000–$170,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	140	$85,400
Level II (qualified)	103	$99,840
Level III (experienced)	72	$115,000
Level IV (fully competent)	185	$141,700

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

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Nevada Gold Mines LLC	44	$123,850
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC	30	$126,000
Freeport Minerals Corporation	27	$105,500
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.	25	$92,800
SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.	13	$91,616
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.	11	$89,800
Resolution Copper Company	10	$128,030
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	10	$84,802
Northern Star (POGO) LLC	9	$126,090
Newmont International Services Limited	9	$165,000
Climax Molybdenum Company	8	$106,500
BHP Minerals Service Company	8	$150,000
RESPEC, Inc.	8	$100,339
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Strawberry Plains, LLC	8	$133,494
Teck Alaska Incorporated	7	$135,242
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc.	7	$89,700
United Consulting Group Ltd.	7	$67,600
Barminco Mining Services USA LLC	6	$210,000
ECS Southwest, LLP	6	$82,000
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company	6	$87,250
Advanced Mining Professional Services Inc.	6	$147,500
Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.	5	$95,846
Nevada Copper Inc.	5	$125,000
Rio Tinto Services Inc.	5	$95,306
U.S. Borax Inc.	5	$108,000
Haile Gold Mine, Inc.	5	$104,550
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc.	5	$95,000
Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.	5	$116,000
Asarco LLC	5	$82,014
WSP USA Inc.	5	$99,840
Sibelco North America Inc.	5	$135,000
Metallum Global LLC	5	$235,000
ConocoPhillips Company	4	$169,520
GS Mining Company, LLC	4	$175,000
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC	4	$85,262
Haley & Aldrich, Inc.	4	$104,000
Call & Nicholas, Inc.	4	$103,522
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	4	$84,390
OYO Corporation, Pacific	3	$58,739
SSR Mining Inc.	3	$244,500
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	3	$116,809
Redpath USA Corporation	3	$134,576
Cidra Minerals Processing Inc.	3	$135,000
Agapito Associates, LLC	3	$95,850
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP	3	$88,608
Weeks Marine, Inc.	3	$77,275
T.M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc.	3	$107,000
Mariana Minerals Co.	3	$170,000
GZA GeoEnvironmental of New York	3	$117,562
Pinto Valley Mining Corp.	3	$131,477

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	110	$98,925
FY2024	142	$99,883
FY2025	142	$107,082
FY2026	137	$109,533

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).