Dril-Quip — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 1
- Filings · FY2023
- $116k
- Median base · FY2023
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 18 all-time
Dril-Quip filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $116k and the middle 50% of offers between $116k and $116k. That is 3% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Manufacturing Engineer in Texas.
How much does Dril-Quip 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. $116k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Dril-Quip's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $116k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $72k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +100% | $85k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $76k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −33% | $78k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $71k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $66k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $109k |
Which wage levels does Dril-Quip file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 31% of Dril-Quip'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I43.8%7
- Level II25.0%4
- Level III31.3%5
What jobs does Dril-Quip 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineer | 5 | $66k |
| Design Engineer III | 3 | $108k |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $85k |
| Design Engineer-Advanced | 2 | $90k |
| Design Engineer | 1 | $71k |
| Advanced Design Engineer | 1 | $88k |
| Global Project Planning Lead | 1 | $100k |
| Mechanical Engineering Supervisor | 1 | $109k |
| Operational Excellence Engineer | 1 | $78k |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 1 | $72k |
Where does Dril-Quip 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 | 18 | $85k |
What has Dril-Quip filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Dril-Quip: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Design Engineer-Advanced | $116,085 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $104,000 |
| 2022 | Quality Assurance Engineer | $71,594 |
| 2021 | Manufacturing Engineer | $79,352 |
| 2021 | Data Analyst | $84,573 |
| 2021 | Design Engineer III | $107,806 |
| 2021 | Design Engineer III | $107,806 |
| 2020 | Design Engineer-Advanced | $89,502 |
| 2020 | Manufacturing Engineer | $76,045 |
| 2019 | Operational Excellence Engineer | $78,250 |
| 2019 | Global Project Planning Lead | $100,422 |
| 2018 | Design Engineer | $71,406 |
| 2018 | Manufacturing Engineer | $62,733 |
| 2018 | Advanced Design Engineer | $88,254 |
| 2017 | Manufacturing Engineer | $63,300 |
| 2017 | Manufacturing Engineer | $66,040 |
| 2017 | Design Engineer III | $87,381 |
| 2016 | Mechanical Engineering Supervisor | $108,722 |
Common questions about Dril-Quip's H-1B filings
- How much does Dril-Quip pay H-1B workers?
- Dril-Quip's median certified H-1B base salary is $116k (FY2023), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Dril-Quip sponsor?
- Dril-Quip has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Dril-Quip sponsor for H-1B?
- Dril-Quip's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Manufacturing Engineer, Design Engineer III, Data Analyst, Design Engineer-Advanced.
- Where does Dril-Quip hire H-1B workers?
- Dril-Quip's top H-1B worksite states are TX.
- 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–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →