Employer profile
Hess
86 certified H-1B filings across 10 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
1
FY2025 median
$134k
Top role
Foundation Engineer
6 filings · all-time
Top state
TX
61 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Hess pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Hess hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1▼ 50% | $134k |
| FY2024 | 2▼ 50% | $116k |
| FY2023 | 40% | $163k |
| FY2022 | 4▼ 33% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 6▼ 25% | $123k |
| FY2020 | 8▲ 14% | $135k |
| FY2019 | 7▼ 46% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 13▼ 55% | $153k |
| FY2017 | 29▲ 142% | $106k |
| FY2016 | 12— | $130k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
1315%
Lvl I
1821%
Lvl II
2226%
Lvl III
910%
Lvl IV
2428%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Engineer | 6 | $106k |
| Production Engineer | 5 | $82k |
| Reservoir Engineer | 5 | $134k |
| Senior Geologist | 4 | $153k |
| Sr Engineer Process | 3 | $140k |
| Drilling Engineer | 3 | $116k |
| Senior Production Engineer | 3 | $130k |
| Advisor Ehs | 2 | $118k |
| Deputy Operations Lead | 2 | $140k |
| Drilling Engineering Advisor | 2 | $230k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 61 | $135k |
| ND | 23 | $108k |
| NY | 1 | $94k |
| OH | 1 | $77k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Hess pay H-1B workers?
- Hess's median certified H-1B base salary is $134k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Hess sponsor?
- Hess has 86 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Hess sponsor for H-1B?
- Hess's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Foundation Engineer, Production Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, Senior Geologist.
- Where does Hess hire H-1B workers?
- Hess's top H-1B worksite states are TX, ND, NY, OH.
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