Core Laboratories — 24 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $81k
- Median base · FY2025
- Business Development Representative
- Top role · 3 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 22 all-time
Core Laboratories filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $81k and the middle 50% of offers between $81k and $81k. Across all years it has 24 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Business Development Representative in Texas.
How much does Core Laboratories 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. $81k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Core Laboratories's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | +100% | $105k |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $81k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −67% | $123k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $87k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −67% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 3 | 0% | $120k |
| FY2019 | 3 | 0% | $145k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $97k |
| FY2017 | 3 | −25% | $113k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Core Laboratories file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 39% of Core Laboratories'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.1%2
- Level II50.0%9
- Level III16.7%3
- Level IV22.2%4
What jobs does Core Laboratories 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Business Development Representative | 3 | $87k |
| Senior Oracle Analyst | 2 | $137k |
| Regional Engineering Advisor | 2 | $113k |
| Geologist II | 2 | $98k |
| Programmer/Analyst II | 2 | $102k |
| Programmer Analyst II | 1 | $97k |
| Senior Geologist | 1 | $116k |
| Senior Geomechanical Advisor | 1 | $148k |
| Senior Geomechanical Advisor (Engineer) | 1 | $144k |
| Sr. Regional Engineering Advisor | 1 | $130k |
Where does Core Laboratories 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 | 22 | $106k |
| LA | 2 | $87k |
What has Core Laboratories filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Core Laboratories: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Programmer/Analyst II | $105,100 |
| 2026 | Business Development Representative | $105,600 |
| 2025 | Data Scientist I | $81,245 |
| 2024 | Technical Manager | $122,533 |
| 2023 | Programmer/Analyst II | $102,000 |
| 2023 | Business Development Representative | $78,957 |
| 2023 | Business Development Representative | $87,360 |
| 2022 | Technical Specialist II | $80,496 |
| 2021 | Sr. Regional Engineering Advisor | $130,101 |
| 2021 | Laboratory Manager I | $120,000 |
| 2021 | Location Manager | $100,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Geomechanical Advisor | $148,320 |
| 2019 | Senior Oracle Analyst | $145,451 |
| 2019 | Senior Geologist | $115,835 |
| 2018 | Laboratory Supervisor I | $81,536 |
| 2018 | Regional Engineering Advisor | $120,463 |
| 2018 | Programmer Analyst II | $97,000 |
| 2017 | Geologist II | $97,730 |
| 2017 | Regional Engineering Advisor | $112,999 |
| 2017 | Senior Geomechanical Advisor (Engineer) | $144,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Oracle Analyst | $136,770 |
| 2016 | Staff Geologist | $118,503 |
| 2016 | Engineer I | $70,000 |
| 2016 | Geologist II | $100,000 |
Common questions about Core Laboratories's H-1B filings
- How much does Core Laboratories pay H-1B workers?
- Core Laboratories's median certified H-1B base salary is $81k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Core Laboratories sponsor?
- Core Laboratories has 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Core Laboratories sponsor for H-1B?
- Core Laboratories's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Business Development Representative, Senior Oracle Analyst, Regional Engineering Advisor, Geologist II.
- Where does Core Laboratories hire H-1B workers?
- Core Laboratories's top H-1B worksite states are TX, 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 →