Shell International Exploration and Production — 187 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $188k
- Median base · FY2025
- Reservoir Engineer
- Top role · 16 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 173 all-time
Shell International Exploration and Production filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $188k and the middle 50% of offers between $162k and $225k. That is 17% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 187 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Reservoir Engineer in Texas.
How much does Shell International 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. $188k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Shell International Exploration and Production's H-1B hiring changed by year?
32 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | −17% | $127k |
| FY2025 | 6 | +200% | $188k |
| FY2024 | 2 | −67% | $127k |
| FY2023 | 6 | −50% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 12 | −20% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 15 | −37% | $143k |
| FY2020 | 24 | +14% | $140k |
| FY2019 | 21 | −5% | $135k |
| FY2018 | 22 | −48% | $133k |
| FY2017 | 42 | +31% | $132k |
| FY2016 | 32 | — | $137k |
Which wage levels does Shell International Exploration and Production file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 26% of Shell International 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 141 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I19.9%28
- Level II53.9%76
- Level III16.3%23
- Level IV9.9%14
What jobs does Shell International 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 | 16 | $133k |
| Research Geophysicist | 14 | $138k |
| Research Engineer | 13 | $120k |
| Geophysicist | 12 | $140k |
| Processing Geophysicist | 9 | $133k |
| Researcher | 8 | $140k |
| Project Hsse Advisor | 6 | $117k |
| Research Petrophysicist | 5 | $136k |
| Exploration Geoscientist | 5 | $125k |
| Production Technologist | 5 | $142k |
Where does Shell International 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 | 173 | $134k |
| LA | 6 | $149k |
| MA | 6 | $149k |
| CO | 1 | $117k |
| CA | 1 | $154k |
What has Shell International Exploration and Production filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 187 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Shell International Exploration and Production's H-1B filings
- How much does Shell International Exploration and Production pay H-1B workers?
- Shell International Exploration and Production's median certified H-1B base salary is $188k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Shell International Exploration and Production sponsor?
- Shell International Exploration and Production has 187 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Shell International Exploration and Production sponsor for H-1B?
- Shell International Exploration and Production's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Reservoir Engineer, Research Geophysicist, Research Engineer, Geophysicist.
- Where does Shell International Exploration and Production hire H-1B workers?
- Shell International Exploration and Production's top H-1B worksite states are TX, LA, MA, CO.
- 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 →