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Processing Geophysicist

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Processing Geophysicist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings35All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$133,00033 eligible salary records
Employer names8Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$129,522–$140,700Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2017: 11 filings17FY 2018: 8 filings18FY 2019: 2 filings19FY 2020: 2 filings20FY 2021: 5 filings21FY 2022: 3 filings22FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 1 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20251 filings$161,900 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 33 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Processing Geophysicist22
$133,900 median · n=21 eligible
Senior Processing Geophysicist I5
$129,129 median · n=5 eligible
Advising Processing Geophysicist I2
$141,454 median · n=2 eligible
Processing Geophysicist Ii2
$82,000 median · n=1 eligible
Senior Processing Geophysicist Ii2
$144,603 median · n=2 eligible
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I1
$76,773 median · n=1 eligible
Sr. Processing Geophysicist1
$109,360 median · n=1 eligible

Top 7 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Houston, TX33
$133,000 median · n=31 eligible
Houston, TEXAS2
$111,587 median · n=2 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
94.3%Certified LCAs
Certified33 94.3%
Withdrawn1 2.9%
Denied1 2.9%

Denominator: all 35 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Shell Exploration And Production Company12
$135,600 median · n=11 eligible
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical Company12
$129,522 median · n=11 eligible
Shell International Exploration And Production Inc.9
$133,000 median · n=9 eligible
Conocophillips Company1
$109,360 median · n=1 eligible
Shel Exploration And Production Company1
$131,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$133,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$104,539
25th percentile$129,522
Median (50th)$133,000
75th percentile$140,700
90th percentile$146,724

n=33 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

35 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Shell International Exploration And Production Inc.Processing Geophysicist

Filing details

$161,900 /yr

I-200-25132-965712
Reported wage: $161,900 / year
Annualized: $161,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-19
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/12/202510/01/2025
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyAdvising Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$148,393.37 /yr

I-200-23292-443525
Reported wage: $148,393.37 / year
Annualized: $148,393
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2023-10-26
Employment end: 2027-03-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX10/19/202303/13/2024
Shell International Exploration And Production Inc.Processing Geophysicist

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-22152-230994
Reported wage: $125,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-08
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX06/01/202210/01/2022
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$103,334 /yr

I-200-22094-036111
Reported wage: $103,334 / year
Annualized: $103,334
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-11
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX04/04/202210/01/2022
Shell International Exploration And Production Inc.Processing Geophysicist

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-21344-756507
Reported wage: $130,000–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-16
Employment end: 2025-02-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX12/09/202102/24/2022
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$134,514 /yr

I-200-21148-355360
Reported wage: $134,514 / year
Annualized: $134,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-07
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/28/202110/01/2021
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$140,800 /yr

I-200-21070-140262
Reported wage: $140,800 / year
Annualized: $140,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-18
Employment end: 2024-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/11/202108/20/2021
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$138,100 /yr

I-200-21053-092092
Reported wage: $138,100 / year
Annualized: $138,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-01
Employment end: 2024-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/22/202107/01/2021
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyAdvising Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$134,514 /yr

I-200-20358-977910
Reported wage: $134,514 / year
Annualized: $134,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-01-04
Employment end: 2024-03-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX12/23/202003/13/2021
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$171,400 /yr

I-200-20330-928234
Reported wage: $171,400 / year
Annualized: $171,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-12-03
Employment end: 2023-12-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX11/25/202012/02/2020
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$142,400.97 /yr

I-200-20177-680656
Reported wage: $142,400.97 / year
Annualized: $142,401
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-07-02
Employment end: 2023-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX06/25/202008/04/2020
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist Ii

Filing details

$146,805 /yr

I-200-20148-603499
Reported wage: $146,805 / year
Annualized: $146,805
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-03
Employment end: 2023-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/27/202008/04/2020
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanyAdvanced Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$76,773 /yr

I-200-19141-202189
Reported wage: $76,773 / year
Annualized: $76,773
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-25
Employment end: 2020-09-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TEXAS06/19/201909/08/2019
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$146,400 /yr

I-200-19060-025027
Reported wage: $146,400 / year
Annualized: $146,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-18
Employment end: 2022-08-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TEXAS03/12/201908/31/2019
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$126,000 /yr

I-200-18116-401801
Reported wage: $126,000 / year
Annualized: $126,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-31
Employment end: 2021-07-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/24/201807/01/2018
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$129,129.24 /yr

I-200-18122-753882
Reported wage: $129,129.24 / year
Annualized: $129,129
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-21
Employment end: 2021-08-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX05/15/201808/31/2018
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$131,000 /yr

I-200-18087-318656
Reported wage: $131,000 / year
Annualized: $131,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-03
Employment end: 2021-09-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/28/201809/24/2018
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$133,000 /yr

I-200-18073-174482
Reported wage: $133,000 / year
Annualized: $133,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-26
Employment end: 2021-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/20/201809/09/2018
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$133,900 /yr

I-200-18030-019046
Reported wage: $133,900 / year
Annualized: $133,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-19
Employment end: 2021-02-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/13/201803/13/2018
Shel Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$131,000 /yr

I-200-18048-719048
Reported wage: $131,000 / year
Annualized: $131,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-15
Employment end: 2021-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/09/201808/20/2018
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$131,000 /yr

I-200-18062-218740
Reported wage: $131,000 / year
Annualized: $131,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-15
Employment end: 2021-08-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/09/201808/30/2018
Shell Exploration And Production CompanyProcessing Geophysicist

Filing details

$135,600.16 /yr

I-200-18023-582565
Reported wage: $135,600.16 / year
Annualized: $135,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-09
Employment end: 2021-01-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX02/05/201802/05/2018
Tgs-Nopec Geophysical CompanySenior Processing Geophysicist I

Filing details

$129,521.86 /yr

I-200-17087-755742
Reported wage: $129,521.86 / year
Annualized: $129,522
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-04-07
Employment end: 2020-08-03
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX04/03/201708/04/2017
Conocophillips CompanySr. Processing Geophysicist

Filing details

$109,360 /yr

I-200-17069-983875
Reported wage: $109,360–$164,040 / year
Annualized: $109,360
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-20
Employment end: 2020-08-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/14/201708/23/2017
Shell International Exploration And Production Inc.Processing Geophysicist

Filing details

$133,000 /yr

I-200-17045-282171
Reported wage: $133,000 / year
Annualized: $133,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-13
Employment end: 2020-08-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX03/07/201708/17/2017

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.