How much does BP America Inc. pay?

BP America Inc. has a median filed salary of $124,862 across 987 DOL filings, ranging from $111,000 to $143,828.

Does BP America Inc. pay above market?

BP America Inc. pays approximately 24.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does BP America Inc. sponsor?

BP America Inc. files most often for: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, Petroleum Engineers, Chemical Engineers, 19-2042.00, Mechanical Engineers.

Where does BP America Inc. hire?

BP America Inc. files most DOL cases in: Texas (582 filings), Illinois (80 filings), TE (57 filings), Alaska (47 filings), Indiana (29 filings).

BP America Inc. Chemical Engineers Salary - DOL Verified Data

TX Approval Rate 89.4% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$117,400

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 882

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

89.4%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 63 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$74,000$105,000$117,400$129,600$201,200

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+25.1%

BP America Inc. pays 25.1% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	285	$124,862	+25.8%	$119,000$119,000$124,862$140,800$140,800
Petroleum Engineers	139	$131,857	-6.7%	$123,100$123,100$131,857$156,200$156,200
Chemical Engineers	63	$117,400	-3.7%	$105,000$105,000$117,400$129,600$129,600
19-2042.00	40	$117,000	N/A	$85,800$85,800$117,000$134,514$134,514
Mechanical Engineers	34	$126,750	+23.9%	$118,038$118,038$126,750$143,000$143,000
Electrical Engineers	30	$140,000	+25.1%	$117,600$117,600$140,000$161,900$161,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers	27	$188,600	+12.4%	$153,941$153,941$188,600$200,300$200,300
Financial and Investment Analysts	27	$118,500	+16.9%	$87,100$87,100$118,500$138,000$138,000
Civil Engineers	23	$113,700	+14.2%	$105,000$105,000$113,700$160,953$160,953
17-2041.00	17	$101,109	N/A	$89,045$89,045$101,109$128,128$128,128
Engineers, All Other	16	$175,000	+48.6%	$120,536$120,536$175,000$305,331$305,331
15-1121	14	$105,000	N/A	$98,500$98,500$105,000$116,150$116,150
Industrial Engineers	14	$126,050	+24.6%	$115,000$115,000$126,050$135,000$135,000
17-2171.00	14	$106,288	N/A	$103,605$103,605$106,288$131,602$131,602
Management Analysts	13	$104,000	+2.8%	$74,000$74,000$104,000$122,000$122,000
Mathematicians	10	$130,000	+6.8%	$116,300$116,300$130,000$130,000$130,000
Operations Research Analysts	10	$100,000	+9.5%	$75,340$75,340$100,000$113,800$113,800
Statisticians	10	$125,750	+21.7%	$120,000$120,000$125,750$135,000$135,000
15-2031.00	9	$112,466	N/A	$64,563$64,563$112,466$142,000$142,000
Nov-41	9	$220,870	N/A	$120,000$120,000$220,870$224,019$224,019
11-9041.00	7	$150,862	N/A	$150,862$150,862$150,862$154,149$154,149
13-2099.01	7	$109,689	N/A	$88,546$88,546$109,689$110,198$110,198
15-1132	7	$121,225	N/A	$114,000$114,000$121,225$152,400$152,400
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	7	$135,500	+28.2%	$105,000$105,000$135,500$150,000$150,000
15-1199	6	$123,300	N/A	$120,000$120,000$123,300$126,600$126,600
General and Operations Managers	5	$154,550	+50.1%	$150,000$150,000$154,550$155,000$155,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5	$112,100	-34.5%	$103,600$103,600$112,100$115,800$115,800
15-1252.00	5	$141,315	N/A	$129,397$129,397$141,315$149,718$149,718
17-2071.00	5	$113,672	N/A	$99,632$99,632$113,672$124,259$124,259
Economists	5	$87,500	-24.2%	$82,500$82,500$87,500$111,500$111,500
Natural Sciences Managers	4	$210,004	+30.3%	$182,160$182,160$210,004$217,008$217,008
11-9121.00	4	$159,182	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	4	$140,000	+72.3%	$94,000$94,000$140,000$140,000$140,000
15-1132.00	4	$96,252	N/A	$90,022$90,022$96,252$101,400$101,400
15-2041.00	4	$82,170	N/A	$68,515$68,515$82,170$89,918$89,918
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	4	$128,420	+17.1%	$121,500$121,500$128,420$128,420$128,420
Materials Engineers	4	$162,000	+49.6%	$144,800$144,800$162,000$162,000$162,000
Purchasing Managers	3	$145,450	+4.3%	$137,900$137,900$145,450$153,000$153,000
Accountants and Auditors	3	$125,500	+53.7%	$113,720$113,720$125,500$135,500$135,500
15-1122	3	$88,331	N/A	$81,661$81,661$88,331$95,000$95,000
15-2051.00	3	$123,700	N/A	$114,733$114,733$123,700$136,885$136,885
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3	$54,579	-47.3%	$54,579$54,579$54,579$105,000$105,000
Microbiologists	3	$105,740	+21.1%	$84,460$84,460$105,740$116,500$116,500
Chemists	3	$93,000	+10.5%	$93,000$93,000$93,000$108,000$108,000
19-3011.01	3	$65,936	N/A	$62,296$62,296$65,936$81,598$81,598
9041-11-01	3	$183,237	N/A	$146,474$146,474$183,237$220,000$220,000
Chief Executives	2	$250,000	+21.1%	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-2021.00	2	$133,895	N/A	$117,790$117,790$133,895$150,000$150,000
11-2031.00	2	$152,984	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-2032.00	2	$133,983	N/A	$105,643$105,643$133,983$162,323$162,323

Individual DOL Filings for Chemical Engineers at BP America Inc.

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Apr 2019	$90,000	$89,867	-	Naperville IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$93,500	$67,704	-	Naperville IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$92,500	$67,704	-	Naperville IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$129,600	$67,704	-	Naperville IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$126,500	$67,704	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$129,000	$109,803	-	BLAINE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$140,400	$87,485	-	WHITING IN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$92,500	$73,258	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$125,100	$108,971	-	BLAINE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$125,100	$108,971	-	BLAINE WV	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$123,300	$109,179	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$110,800	$77,917	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$126,200	$100,173	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$130,000	$95,368	-	Whiting IN	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jun 2016	$117,200	$101,005	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$80,000	$69,971	-	BLAINE WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$112,000	$73,632	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$112,000	$73,632	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2016	$112,000	$73,632	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$201,200	$107,806	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$140,400	$85,925	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$150,000	$139,485	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$140,400	$85,467	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$162,598	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$111,790	$85,467	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$117,600	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$108,000	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$108,000	$85,467	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$105,000	$85,467	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$105,000	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$121,000	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$108,000	$103,147	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$183,600	$162,074	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$108,246	$98,946	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$142,400	$132,621	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$99,797	$86,486	-	SAN DIEGO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$121,000	$104,333	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$105,000	$93,662	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$106,800	$104,333	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$192,000	$153,546	-	ANCHORAGE AK	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$97,000	$79,664	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$105,000	$79,581	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$105,000	$104,333	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$192,000	$153,546	-	ANCHORAGE AK	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2012	$180,000	$126,422	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$100,000	$77,438	-	NAPERVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$125,000	$87,194	-	WHITING IN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$97,000	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$100,000	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$180,000	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$74,000	$63,898	-	OREGON OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$133,171	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2011	$180,000	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$183,000	$110,136	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$120,100	$90,106	-	LA PALMA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$118,000	$93,870	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

BP America Inc. - Chemical Engineers