Chemical Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Chemical Engineers (SOC 17-2041).
Employers filed 36 wage applications for Chemical Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 25 employers. The median offered wage was $114,255, 1.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Battelle Memorial Institute filed the most (3, median $110,510).
- Filings
- 36
- Positions covered
- 35
- Employers
- 25
- Median offered
- $114,255
- Median prevailing wage
- $107,910
- Filings since FY2020
- 256
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +43%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Chemical Engineer jobs rose 43%, from $83,225 in fiscal 2020 to $119,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 48 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.
Chemical Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 30 | $119,000 | +19.0% | $108,243 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 44 | $100,000 | +5.2% | $82,826 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | $95,098 | −7.3% | $88,941 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 29 | $102,633 | +15.3% | $89,648 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 48 | $89,045 | +8.8% | $84,323 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 25 | $81,869 | −1.6% | $81,640 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 43 | $83,225 | n/a | $77,043 | +0.3% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 3 | $110,510 | +80.3% | |
| Sun and Associates Group Industrial Development and Services Inc | 3 | $155,000 | +0.4% | |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | 2 | $96,483 | +1.3% | |
| Techevon LLC. | 2 | $80,000 | +1.5% | |
| Panorama Consulting and Engineering, Inc | 2 | $107,910 | at the minimum | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 1 | $123,630 | +14.2% | |
| Henniges Automotive North America, Inc. | 1 | $141,502 | at the minimum | |
| Sibelco North America Inc. | 1 | $85,862 | at the minimum | |
| IDOM, Inc. | 1 | $80,000 | +8.6% | |
| MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. | 1 | n/a | ||
| RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC | 1 | $92,082 | +11.9% | |
| WSP USA Buildings Inc. | 1 | $144,498 | at the minimum | |
| Chemicals Incorporated Bay City Site | 1 | $155,875 | +1.3% | |
| Hydrogeo LLC | 1 | $108,243 | at the minimum | |
| Viking Engineering, LC | 1 | $121,326 | +12.1% | |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 1 | $308,483 | +99.9% | |
| CEMEX, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 | +5.0% | |
Showing the 17 employers with the most filings of 25. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Chemical Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro, OR | 3 | $118,000 | at the minimum | |
| Richland, WA | 3 | $110,510 | +80.3% | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $107,910 | at the minimum | |
| Des Arc, AR | 2 | $120,429 | +3.5% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $114,785 | +6.0% | |
| Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | $140,670 | +11.3% | |
| Lake in the Hills, IL | 2 | $100,044 | +0.5% | |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $79,509 | at the minimum | |
| Bakersville, NC | 1 | $85,862 | at the minimum | |
| Bay City, TX | 1 | $155,875 | +1.3% | |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $105,955 | at the minimum | |
| Burnsville, MN | 1 | $144,498 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $80,000 | +1.5% | |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $99,965 | at the minimum | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | 1 | $155,000 | +0.4% | |
| Elk Grove Village, IL | 1 | $80,000 | +1.5% | |
| Frederick, OK | 1 | $141,502 | at the minimum | |
| Highland Park, NJ | 1 | $147,680 | +2.5% | |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $93,000 | +2.7% | |
| Killeen, TX | 1 | n/a | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $80,000 | +8.6% | |
| Pasadena, CA | 1 | $308,483 | +99.9% | |
| Riverview, FL | 1 | $75,000 | +5.0% | |
| Ronkonkoma, NY | 1 | $103,085 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 1 | $120,000 | +12.9% | |
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 employers 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.