Chevron Usa — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 9
- Filings · FY2025
- $149k
- Median base · FY2025
- Simulation Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 14 all-time
Chevron Usa filed 9 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 800% from the year before), with a median base salary of $149k and the middle 50% of offers between $146k and $151k. That is 52% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Simulation Engineer in Texas.
How much does Chevron Usa 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. $149k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chevron Usa's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 6 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6 | −33% | $148k |
| FY2025 | 9 | +800% | $149k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $161k |
Which wage levels does Chevron Usa file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 53% of Chevron Usa'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 15 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.7%1
- Level II40.0%6
- Level III13.3%2
- Level IV40.0%6
What jobs does Chevron Usa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simulation Engineer | 2 | $148k |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $135k |
| Reservoir Engineer | 1 | $153k |
| Software Developer | 1 | $186k |
| Software Developer/Architect | 1 | $173k |
| Technical Reservoir Modeling Geoscientist | 1 | $163k |
| Total Remuneration Advisor | 1 | $161k |
| Application Engineer | 1 | $150k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $144k |
| Earth Scientist | 1 | $144k |
Where does Chevron Usa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 14 | $149k |
| IA | 1 | $173k |
| LA | 1 | $128k |
What has Chevron Usa filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Chevron Usa: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Technical Reservoir Modeling Geoscientist | $163,176 |
| 2026 | Gulf of America Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer | $127,800 |
| 2026 | Earth Scientist | $144,200 |
| 2026 | Software Developer | $186,356 |
| 2026 | Petroleum Engineer | $153,300 |
| 2026 | Simulation Engineer | $148,000 |
| 2025 | Optimization Engineer | $146,440 |
| 2025 | Data Scientist | $144,400 |
| 2025 | Reservoir Engineer | $153,300 |
| 2025 | Research Scientist | $135,000 |
| 2025 | Application Engineer | $149,600 |
| 2025 | Geomechanics Subsurface Specialty Engineer | $150,700 |
| 2025 | Simulation Engineer | $148,709 |
| 2025 | Production Engineer Surveillance Analysis & Optimization | $145,600 |
| 2025 | Software Developer/Architect | $173,356 |
| 2016 | Total Remuneration Advisor | $161,000 |
Common questions about Chevron Usa's H-1B filings
- How much does Chevron Usa pay H-1B workers?
- Chevron Usa's median certified H-1B base salary is $149k (FY2025), from 9 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Chevron Usa sponsor?
- Chevron Usa has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Chevron Usa sponsor for H-1B?
- Chevron Usa's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Simulation Engineer, Research Scientist, Reservoir Engineer, Software Developer.
- Where does Chevron Usa hire H-1B workers?
- Chevron Usa's top H-1B worksite states are TX, IA, LA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →