Shell Exploration and Production — 92 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 1
- Filings · FY2022
- $120k
- Median base · FY2022
- Reservoir Engineer
- Top role · 17 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 66 all-time
Shell Exploration and Production filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 95% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $120k. That is 19% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 92 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Reservoir Engineer in Texas.
How much does Shell Exploration and Production 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. $120k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Shell Exploration and Production's H-1B hiring changed by year?
14 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | −95% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 19 | +280% | $143k |
| FY2020 | 5 | −76% | $159k |
| FY2019 | 21 | +17% | $144k |
| FY2018 | 18 | +29% | $134k |
| FY2017 | 14 | 0% | $132k |
| FY2016 | 14 | — | $133k |
Which wage levels does Shell Exploration and Production file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 32% of Shell Exploration and Production'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 73 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.5%4
- Level II63.0%46
- Level III17.8%13
- Level IV13.7%10
What jobs does Shell Exploration and Production 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Engineer | 17 | $150k |
| Processing Geophysicist | 11 | $136k |
| Geophysicist | 5 | $123k |
| Petrophysical Engineer | 5 | $141k |
| Exploration Geoscientist | 5 | $133k |
| Geomechanist | 4 | $134k |
| Subsurface Geoscientist | 3 | $131k |
| Senior Reservoir Engineer | 3 | $192k |
| Principle Exploration Geoscientist | 2 | $265k |
| Commercial Manager, Advanced Biofuels | 2 | $173k |
Where does Shell Exploration and Production 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 | 66 | $141k |
| LA | 25 | $134k |
| MA | 1 | $170k |
What has Shell Exploration and Production filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 92 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Shell Exploration and Production's H-1B filings
- How much does Shell Exploration and Production pay H-1B workers?
- Shell Exploration and Production's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2022), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Shell Exploration and Production sponsor?
- Shell Exploration and Production has 92 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Shell Exploration and Production sponsor for H-1B?
- Shell Exploration and Production's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Reservoir Engineer, Processing Geophysicist, Geophysicist, Petrophysical Engineer.
- Where does Shell Exploration and Production hire H-1B workers?
- Shell Exploration and Production's top H-1B worksite states are TX, LA, MA.
- 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–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →