California Resources — 75 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $151k
- Median base · FY2025
- Geologist
- Top role · 10 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 75 all-time
California Resources filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $151k and the middle 50% of offers between $151k and $151k. That is 50% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 75 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Geologist in California.
How much does California Resources pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $151k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has California Resources's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $151k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −50% | $153k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $115k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −89% | $175k |
| FY2020 | 28 | +211% | $168k |
| FY2019 | 9 | −31% | $149k |
| FY2018 | 13 | −24% | $160k |
| FY2017 | 17 | +1600% | $145k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $128k |
Which wage levels does California Resources file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 75% of California Resources's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 67 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.5%5
- Level II17.9%12
- Level III9.0%6
- Level IV65.7%44
What jobs does California Resources sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Geologist | 10 | $166k |
| Engineer Reservoir | 8 | $170k |
| Facilities Engineer | 6 | $127k |
| Planning Advisor | 6 | $127k |
| IT Consultant | 4 | $130k |
| Geophysicist | 4 | $141k |
| Consultant IT | 3 | $139k |
| Reservoir Management Team Manager | 3 | $203k |
| Investor Relations Director | 3 | $200k |
| Senior Petrophysicist | 2 | $163k |
Where does California Resources hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 75 | $155k |
What has California Resources filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 75 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about California Resources's H-1B filings
- How much does California Resources pay H-1B workers?
- California Resources's median certified H-1B base salary is $151k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does California Resources sponsor?
- California Resources has 75 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does California Resources sponsor for H-1B?
- California Resources's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Geologist, Engineer Reservoir, Facilities Engineer, Planning Advisor.
- Where does California Resources hire H-1B workers?
- California Resources's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →