Saipem H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Energy & oilfield services · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Houston, TX HQ🌐 saipem.com
Does Saipem sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Saipem has filed 27 H-1B LCAs and 13 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Saipem filed 4 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $139,209, about 14% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 5 green-card cases were decided.
Houston, TX accounts for 96% of its H-1B filings.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $115k |
| FY2025 | 3 | $139k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $83k |
| FY2022 | 4 | $116k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $96k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $93k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $90k |
| FY2017 | 6 | $82k |
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
Roles they file for
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $81k |
| FY2025 | 3 | $141k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $134k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $96k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $91k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $66k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Saipem’s most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 97% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Saipem pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers | Houston, TX | 9 | $116,109 | $114,592 | 101% |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | Houston, TX | 7 | $103,120 | $107,861 | 96% |
| Logisticians | Houston, TX | 4 | $66,085 | $78,033 | 85% |
| Engineers, All Other | Houston, TX | 2 | $72,720 | $120,510 | 60% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | Houston, TX | 2 | $99,546 | $76,900 | 129% |
| Civil Engineers | Houston, TX | 1 | $98,521 | $104,890 | 94% |
About Saipem
Saipem is an energy & oilfield services company based in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1956. It is listed on OTC Markets Group as SAPMF.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Saipem
- Listed
- OTC Markets Group: SAPMF
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Milan, Italy
- Industry
- Energy & oilfield services
- Employees (US, est)
- 205 (2024)
- H-1B filings
- 27
- Median base
- $92,520
- Founded
- 1956
Saipem pays a median H-1B base of $92,520 across FY2017–2026, about 19% below the typical Energy & oilfield services sponsor.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrent Energy | 37 | 9 | $100k | 6 | — |
| Safari Energy | 36 | 1 | $118k | 1 | — |
| Devon Energy | 35 | 6 | $151k | 0 | — |
| Saipem | 27 | 4 | $139k | 3 | — |
| Gexa Energy LP | 27 | 4 | $164k | 0 | — |
| Green Street Power Partners | 27 | 12 | $136k | 4 | — |
| Lightsource Renewable Energy | 27 | 11 | $150k | 2 | — |
