Vitol H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Energy & oilfield services · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Houston, TX HQ🌐 vitol.com
Does Vitol sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Vitol has filed 31 H-1B LCAs and 18 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Vitol filed 14 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $141,339, about 16% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 5 green-card cases were decided.
Its H-1B filings climbed 100% from FY2024 to FY2025 (5 → 10).
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) | 4 | $134k |
| FY2025 | 10 | $148k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $140k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $160k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $100k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $90k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $213k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $200k |
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) | 1 | $250k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $115k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $64k |
| FY2023 | 4 | $100k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $115k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $119k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $180k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $200k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Vitol’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 158% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Vitol pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Houston, TX | 10 | $132,200 | $123,297 | 107% |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Houston, TX | 6 | $152,026 | $56,693 | 268% |
| Database Administrators | Houston, TX | 4 | $165,000 | $107,745 | 153% |
| Accountants and Auditors | Houston, TX | 3 | $103,333 | $80,710 | 128% |
| Compliance Officers | Houston, TX | 2 | $107,500 | $74,910 | 144% |
| Data Scientists | Houston, TX | 2 | $135,000 | $100,420 | 134% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Houston, TX | 1 | $130,000 | $81,030 | 160% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Houston, TX | 1 | $135,678 | $100,450 | 135% |
| Credit Analysts | Houston, TX | 1 | $102,000 | $77,950 | 131% |
| Materials Engineers | Houston, TX | 1 | $250,000 | $147,080 | 170% |
About Vitol
Vitol is an energy & oilfield services company based in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1966 and has about 5,441 employees worldwide.
- Name (DOL filings)
- Vitol
- Listed
- Private
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Industry
- Energy & oilfield services
- Employees (US, est)
- 443 (2024)
- H-1B filings
- 31
- Median base
- $135,678
- Founded
- 1966
Vitol pays a median H-1B base of $135,678 across FY2017–2026, about 20% above the typical Energy & oilfield services sponsor.
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| Cenergy International Services | 42 | 6 | $136k | 1 | — |
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