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Bechtel

#683 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#12 Engineering & construction sponsor of 1,68472% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Engineering & construction · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 Houston, TX HQ🌐 bechtel.com

Does Bechtel sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Bechtel has filed 856 H-1B LCAs and 66 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Bechtel filed 185 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $150,168, about 23% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 20 green-card cases were decided.

H-1B filings
856
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$150k
from 185 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+23%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
66
(FY2017–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Bechtel H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)109$150k
FY202576$151k
FY202461$157k
FY202377$135k
FY202275$129k
FY202159$128k
FY2020108$116k
FY2019114$113k
FY201874$111k
FY2017103$106k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$121k
15% above the $105k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
72% senior
48147165338
LCA decisions
92.3% certified
790 of 856 filings
Withdrawn 58 · Denied 8
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions29 decided100% approved
Extensions145 decided97.2% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment269 filings31.4%
Transfers in65 filings7.6%
Renewals522 filings61%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Mechanical Engineers155Civil Engineers139Software Developers68Chemical Engineers67Electrical Engineers64

Where they hire

By city

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Bechtel green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)11$157k
FY20259$144k
FY20242$139k
FY20236$137k
FY20221$121k
FY20214$112k
FY20206$120k
FY201912$121k
FY20184$114k
FY201711$97k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B23L-113E-33TN2A1/A21H-1B11H-41
Green-card wage
$130k
median of 66 cases
$113k–$149k typical
PERM decisions
84.8% certified
56 of 66 filings
Withdrawn 5 · Denied 5

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
India19Australia5Philippines5Canada4Trinidad and Tobago3
Top schools
Governors State University2Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University2Bataan Heroes Memorial College1Bataan Polytechnic State College1Concordia University1
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Fields of study
Civil Engineering10Electrical Engineering6Computer Science5Mechanical Engineering4Industrial Engineering3
Degrees
Bachelor's27Master's13Associate's2Doctorate2None2

Patents

Granted
11
US patents
Published, not yet granted
2
applications
Most recent grant
July 2, 2002
Top area
Production and refining of metals; pretreatment of raw materials2
Other top areas
Casings1Magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials1Gas-turbine plants; air intakes for jet-propulsion plants1Explosive charges1
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Pay against the local market

Bechtel’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 124% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsBechtel payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Mechanical EngineersHouston, TX112$124,546$108,318115%
Civil EngineersHouston, TX70$119,156$98,884121%
Chemical EngineersHouston, TX61$117,954$141,43183%
Electrical EngineersHouston, TX34$116,239$104,969111%
Software DevelopersPhoenix, AZ31$121,924$107,988113%
Industrial EngineersHouston, TX28$111,804$111,644100%
Architectural and Engineering ManagersHouston, TX25$155,917$170,08892%
Software DevelopersWashington, DC23$138,237$132,130105%
Cost EstimatorsHouston, TX22$117,600$73,455160%
Construction ManagersHouston, TX15$161,436$97,913165%

About Bechtel

Bechtel is an engineering & construction company based in San Francisco. It was founded in 1906 and has about 44,000 employees worldwide.

Name (DOL filings)
Bechtel
Listed
Private
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Industry
Engineering & construction
Founded
1906
H-1B filings
856
Median base
$121,222

Bechtel pays a median H-1B base of $121,222 across FY2017–2026, about 45% above the typical Engineering & construction sponsor.

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