Reservoir Engineer, H-1B salary
What 175 H-1B filings report for “Reservoir Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Reservoir Engineer?
$123k median H-1B base salary for a Reservoir Engineer, typically $85k to $167k, across 175 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas137$125k+$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $123kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Reservoir Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Reservoir Engineer roles are Shell, Petrotel, BP America, and Chevron, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Reservoir Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Shell31 filings$140k
- 2Petrotel17 filings$119k
- 3BP America14 filings$133k
- 4Chevron9 filings$153k
- 5University of North Dakota8 filings$84k
- 6Occidental Petroleum8 filings$139k
- 7Maxeur6 filings$80k
- 8Battelle Memorial Institute6 filings$90k
- 9ExxonMobil5 filings$138k
- 10SLB5 filings$104k
- 11Hess4 filings$135k
- 12CARBO Ceramics3 filings$110k
- 13Durango Resources Corp.3 filings$135k
- 14Intelligent Solutions, Inc.3 filings$75k
- 15Sanchez Oil & Gas3 filings$106k
- 16XTO Energy3 filings$161k
- 17ConocoPhillips2 filings$106k
- 18Decca Consulting2 filings$177k
- 19Devon Energy2 filings$166k
- 20Killam Oil Co., LTD.2 filings$115k
- 21Westwater Resources, Inc.2 filings$119k
- 22Z & A Consulting & Services, Inc.2 filings$90k
- 23Ziebel US, Inc.2 filings$77k
- 24Hilcorp Energy Company2 filings$108k
- 25Revo Testing Technologies LLC2 filings$95k
- 26Sitio Permian LP2 filings$153k
- 27The Strickland Group Inc.2 filings$101k
- 28Arsenal Resources1 filings$120k
- 29Baker Hughes Company1 filings$95k
- 30California Resources1 filings$150k
- 31Cynosure Energy LLC1 filings$155k
- 32Davinci Ep LLC1 filings$150k
- 33Denbury Onshore1 filings$186k
- 34Enovate Corp1 filings$107k
- 35Flat Creek Resources Management, LLC1 filings$102k
- 36Flotek Industries, Inc.1 filings$98k
- 37Gulfport Energy Corporation1 filings$96k
- 38Institute of Gas Technology1 filings$115k
- 39Kosmos Energy1 filings$122k
- 40Massary One LLC1 filings$104k
- 41Nexen Energy Services U.S.A. Inc.1 filings$104k
- 42Nextgen Technologies1 filings$95k
- 43Ormat Technologies1 filings$122k
- 44Qep Energy D/B/A Qep Resources, Inc.1 filings$136k
- 45Stone Energy Corporation1 filings$134k
- 46Sunrise Petrosolutions Tech, Inc.1 filings$146k
- 47Sim Tech LLC1 filings$107k
- 48Tall City Management III LLC1 filings$110k
- 49Talos Energy1 filings$111k
- 50Talos Energy Operating Co, LLC1 filings$142k
Related titles in this family
404 filings carry “Reservoir Engineer” in the title, across 63 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Reservoir Engineer46 filings$160k
- 2Sr. Reservoir Engineer25 filings$159k
- 3Reservoir Engineer II18 filings$124k
- 4Staff Reservoir Engineer16 filings$180k
- 5Principal Reservoir Engineer14 filings$164k
- 6Reservoir Engineering Advisor9 filings$184k
- 7Reservoir Engineering Specialist8 filings$158k
- 8Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer7 filings$168k
- 9Lead Reservoir Engineer4 filings$171k
- 10Operations & Reservoir Engineer4 filings$95k
- 11Co2 Reservoir Engineer3 filings$99k
- 12Reservoir Engineer I3 filings$115k
Figures are for the exact title “Reservoir Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.