How much does Shell Exploration and Production Company pay?

Shell Exploration and Production Company has a median filed salary of $138,100 across 210 DOL filings, ranging from $126,000 to $157,200.

Does Shell Exploration and Production Company pay above market?

Shell Exploration and Production Company pays approximately 31.7% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Shell Exploration and Production Company sponsor?

Shell Exploration and Production Company files most often for: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, Petroleum Engineers, 19-4041, 19-2042.00, Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors.

Where does Shell Exploration and Production Company hire?

Shell Exploration and Production Company files most DOL cases in: Texas (123 filings), Louisiana (36 filings), TE (13 filings), LO (8 filings), Pennsylvania (2 filings).

Shell Exploration and Production Company Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Salary - DOL Verified Data

TX Approval Rate 88.1% · most recent FY 2023

Median Salary

$134,500

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 185

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

88.1%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 83 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$92,650$126,000$134,500$146,700$282,200

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+20.4%

Shell Exploration and Production Company pays 20.4% 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 - FY2021

Salaries by Job Title

16 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	83	$134,500	+35.5%	$126,000$126,000$134,500$146,700$146,700
Petroleum Engineers	44	$156,400	+10.7%	$133,600$133,600$156,400$188,000$188,000
19-4041	26	$129,700	N/A	$124,000$124,000$129,700$138,400$138,400
19-2042.00	12	$141,200	N/A	$138,100$138,100$141,200$160,000$160,000
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	11	$116,600	+6.3%	$105,500$105,500$116,600$135,000$135,000
17-2171.00	11	$164,500	N/A	$142,500$142,500$164,500$230,500$230,500
Physicists	10	$129,850	-21.9%	$108,500$108,500$129,850$146,000$146,000
Chemical Engineers	3	$160,000	+31.3%	$143,200$143,200$160,000$196,700$196,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2	$174,950	+4.3%	$172,600$172,600$174,950$177,300$177,300
Mechanical Engineers	2	$128,450	+25.5%	$103,000$103,000$128,450$153,900$153,900
11-9199.03	1	$170,100	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199	1	$111,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	1	$119,000	+12.6%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	1	$139,900	+38.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Technicians	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4041.00	1	$171,400	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers at Shell Exploration and Production Company

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Mar 2023	$146,200	$145,870	-	Houston TE	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
May 2021	$153,800	$111,800	-	New Orleans LO	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2020	$154,898	$154,898	-	Houston TE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Mar 2020	$131,800	$76,773	-	Houston TE	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2019	$143,800	$141,606	-	New Orleans LO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$141,400	$136,698	-	New Orleans LO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$132,500	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$130,500	$108,368	-	New Orleans LO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$146,400	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$135,000	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$138,200	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$134,500	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$282,200	$193,960	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$138,900	$115,835	-	Houston TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$234,800	$165,006	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$126,000	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$129,300	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$133,600	$133,494	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$131,000	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$128,500	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$133,000	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$133,900	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$118,600	$99,424	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$131,000	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$264,500	$193,003	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$135,600	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$122,700	$110,864	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$122,700	$69,805	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$153,800	$114,858	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$123,600	$114,858	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$133,600	$93,787	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$153,800	$114,858	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$132,000	$114,858	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$117,000	$63,773	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$114,500	$93,787	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$131,100	$93,787	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$117,000	$93,787	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2016	$135,600	$71,947	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$135,600	$71,947	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jul 2016	$112,500	$88,733	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2016	$128,500	$116,958	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2016	$150,800	$120,182	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$128,500	$116,958	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2016	$224,200	$145,205	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$132,000	$116,958	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$126,000	$116,958	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$132,000	$116,958	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$236,800	$199,451	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$157,200	$129,522	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$129,700	$78,686	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$110,500	$78,686	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$125,800	$124,862	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$124,000	$101,317	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$124,900	$111,717	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$215,000	$177,382	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$153,800	$111,717	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$178,900	$78,874	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$190,000	$122,741	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$124,000	$99,694	-	NEW ORLEANS LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$119,800	$111,717	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$149,600	$144,539	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$143,800	$111,717	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$136,700	$111,717	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$146,700	$107,182	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$144,800	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$180,000	$163,758	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$180,000	$163,758	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$109,900	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$99,500	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$144,000	$107,182	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$135,470	$135,470	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$101,000	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$101,000	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$140,900	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$116,000	$107,182	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$137,400	$107,182	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$140,900	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$125,000	$96,300	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Denied	LCA
Nov 2011	$101,000	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2011	$92,650	$78,894	-	HOUSTON TX	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 450% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

TX 123 LA 36 TE 13 LO 8 PA 2 AK 1 CO 1 MA 1

Education Requirements

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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 2023.

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