Shell Exploration & Production Company H-1B wage filings
Houston, TX. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five. Also filed as Shell Exploration and Production Company; Shell Exploration & Production Inc..
Shell Exploration & Production Company filed 57 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $146,700, 13.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Exploration Geoscientist (11 filings, median $149,600).
- Filings since FY2020
- 57
- Positions covered
- 57
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 26
- Worksite cities
- 5
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
Shell Exploration & Production Company's median H-1B wage offer rose 6%, from $146,350 in fiscal 2020 to $155,750 in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023 it was 32.0% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2021, with 21 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Shell Exploration & Production Company by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 3 | $149,600 | +8.4% | $129,210 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | $138,000 | −11.4% | $121,160 | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | $155,750 | +3.8% | $130,395 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | $150,000 | +2.7% | $136,094 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 21 | $146,000 | −0.2% | $134,514 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 16 | $146,350 | n/a | $134,514 | +12.5% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration Geoscientist | 11 | $149,600 | +13.7% | |
| Reservoir Engineer | 10 | $149,250 | +8.5% | |
| Geophysicist | 5 | $146,700 | +27.1% | |
| Petrophysical Engineer | 3 | $142,500 | +6.1% | |
| Subsurface Geoscientist | 3 | $134,000 | +13.4% | |
| Processing Geophysicist | 2 | $156,100 | +20.6% | |
| Regional Exploration Adviser | 2 | $275,700 | +32.5% | |
| Subsurface Engineer | 2 | $139,250 | +11.3% | |
| Audit Manager Upstream America | 1 | $326,400 | +47.3% | |
| Business Lead - Offshore Wind | 1 | $170,100 | +49.8% | |
| Enhanced Problem Solving Team - Manager | 1 | $190,000 | +27.5% | |
| Geoinformation Analyst | 1 | $120,000 | +39.9% | |
| Geologist | 1 | $141,200 | +5.0% | |
| Geomechanist | 1 | $160,000 | +9.7% | |
| Geophysics | 1 | $169,100 | +40.5% | |
| Graduate Petroleum Engineer | 1 | $140,800 | +9.0% | |
| Petroleum Engineer - PP | 1 | $147,200 | +10.6% | |
| Petroleum Engineer-RE | 1 | $138,000 | +4.8% | |
| Production Technologist | 1 | $190,900 | +31.9% | |
| QI Geophysicist | 1 | $146,000 | +0.1% | |
| Research Engineer Flow Assurance | 1 | $138,600 | +7.0% | |
| Senior Chemical Engineer | 1 | $150,000 | +10.2% | |
| Senior Reservoir Engineer | 1 | $170,200 | +17.6% | |
| Team Lead, Exploration Portfolio Maturation Campeche and RoA | 1 | $300,733 | +86.9% | |
| Technical Data Analyst | 1 | $119,000 | +47.3% | |
| Wells Engineer | 1 | $164,500 | +13.6% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 48 | $146,950 |
| New Orleans, LA | 6 | $137,300 |
| Dennis Port, MA | 1 | $170,100 |
| Houson, TX | 1 | $160,000 |
| Spring, TX | 1 | $142,500 |
By visa type: 53 H-1B, 4 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 57 certified.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Shell Exploration & Production Company attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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